Tales from Old Ireland - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1846862418 ISBN 13: 9781846862410

Publisher: Barefoot Books, 2008

Synopsis

Offers readers a collection of tradition Irish tales featuring characters of legend and lore.

About this title

Review:

'A very lively retelling of seven traditional Irish stories accompanied by striking stylised artwork from Niamh Sharkey (winner of the Mother Goose Award) - The Bookseller --The Bookseller. This comic, tender collection of tales from the oral tradition will give adults as much pleasure to read aloud as it will give children to hear. Doyle has a lively prose style full of wonderfully idiomatic dialogue... Sharkey's palette of autumnal colours is exceptionally rich and luminous. - The Sunday Times --- The Sunday Times. 'Seven wonderful stories illustrated by Niamh Sharkey an award-winning Dublin illustrator. This is a very beautiful book and would make a fantastic Christmas present. The illustrations are modern and funny and her characters, especially the children, look very Irish. Malachy retells the stories very well and they are perfect for reading aloud. 'The Children of Lir and Ois n' are combined with five other gems.' -Irish Post --Irish Post

This comic, tender collection of tales from the oral tradition will give adults as much pleasure to read aloud as it will give children to hear. Doyle has a lively prose style full of wonderfully idiomatic dialogue... Sharkey's palette of autumnal colours is exceptionally rich and luminous. - The Sunday Times --- The Sunday Times

'Seven wonderful stories illustrated by Niamh Sharkey an award-winning Dublin illustrator. This is a very beautiful book and would make a fantastic Christmas present. The illustrations are modern and funny and her characters, especially the children, look very Irish. Malachy retells the stories very well and they are perfect for reading aloud. 'The Children of Lir and Ois n' are combined with five other gems.' -Irish Post --Irish Post

About the Author:

Malachy Doyle began his career as a children's writer in 1996 and met with immediate success, having 13 books accepted for publication within the year. Much of Malachy's inspiration comes from tales told to him as a child by his mother. He passionately believes that you are never too young, too old or too wise to enjoy and to learn from these stories.

About this edition

• Publisher: Barefoot Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1846862418
• ISBN 13: 9781846862410
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 95
• Illustrator: Sharkey Niamh