Goodnight Everyone helps Chris Haughton claim award for best children’s book

Goodnight Everyone, a charming tale about a little bear trying to stay awake as night falls, is Ireland’s best children’s book.

Picture credit: Chris Haughton, winner of the 27th CBI book of the year award, with pupils from Scoil San Carlo, Leixlip, and King’s Hospital School, Palmerstown, at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. Picture: Sasko Lazarov

Irish picture-book maker Chris Haughton won the 27th Children’s Book Ireland Book of the Year award as well as the award for illustration.