The Sleeping Giant - Softcover

Fitzpatrick, Marie-Louise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1788490894 ISBN 13: 9781788490894

Publisher: The O'Brien Press, 2019

Synopsis

Off the coast of Ireland there lies an island. It looks just like a giant sleeping in the sea. But what if it really is a giant – and what if, one day, the sleeping giant wakes up?

The Sleeping Giant, first published in 1991, quickly became a huge favourite with children all over Ireland and it hit the annual bestseller lists again when the paperback edition was published in 1998. The O'Brien Press are delighted to bring out this new edition for a new generation of children to enjoy.

About this title

Review:

a huge favourite

(Woman’s Way)

a magical book with wonderful illustrations which  both adults and children of all ages will find engaging and captivating ... There are endless possibilities as to how  this book could be effectively used in  the classroom. Some which spring to mind include (a) sequencing activity where students retell the story orally, in writing or through drawing pictures (b) readers’ theatre where students work collaboratively in groups to write the script (c) in SPHE, exploring how someone’s difference(s) can instil a sense of isolation and fear. I read this book to a variety of classes ranging from Junior Infants to 3rd Class and all the students were thoroughly enthralled by the storyline as well as the illustrations. This would be a wonderful addition to any classroom library given the multifaceted nature of this book. 

(Sandra Ní Dhubhda, SEN Teacher Seomra Ranga)

a magical reading and visual experience for a new generation

(NI4Kids)

new edition for a new generation of children to enjoy

(Ireland’s Own Magazine)

just as magical as it was in 1991 when it first landed on shelves

(Irish Country Magazine)

much-loved picture book with fine watercolour illustrations

(Irish Independent)

Ireland is a land of myth and mystery and this tale has been a great success since its first publication in 1991 ... This enjoyable story with its modern take on tradition, and with its subtly coloured illustrations packed with quirky details, is a delight to read

(Parents in Touch)

a welcome return of Fitzpatrick’s classic tale

(Irish Examiner)

much-loved ... magical in both its storyweaving and illustration

(Evening Echo)

The Sleeping Giant has returned ... with Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick’s beautiful story of an out-of-place giant ... it was a joy when it was first released and remains so today with illustrations that breath life and voice into the mystical story

(Clare People)

About the Author:

MARIE-LOUISE FITZPATRICK is one of Ireland’s most celebrated children’s book authors and illustrators. She has been awarded the prestigious Bisto/CBI Book of the Year Award three times: for There in 2010, You, Me and the Big Blue Sea in 2003, and Izzy and Skunk in 2001. She is also the author and illustrator of I’m a Tiger Too and I am I.

The Sleeping Giant, Marie- Louise’s second book, won a Bisto Award for Best Picture Book in 1992. Dublin-born Marie-Louise currently lives in County Wicklow with her husband.

About this edition

• Publisher: The O'Brien Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1788490894
• ISBN 13: 9781788490894
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 32