‘Labour of love’ wins children’s book award

Author Deirdre Sullivan and illustrator Karen Vaughan have won the Children’s Book of the Year (CBI) Award with the fairytale Tangleweed and Brine.

Now in their 28th year, the CBI Book of the Year Awards are the leading children’s book awards in Ireland and celebrate excellence in children’s literature and illustration.

They are open to books written in English or Irish by authors and illustrators born or resident in Ireland and published between January 1 and December 31 each year.