Every year, many kids are inundated with toys and games that are abandoned or forgotten about pretty quicky. Here is where books come into their own, full of imagination and creativity that last year around.
Gach bliain, bíonn tithe lán le bréagán agus cluichí nach gcothaíonn páistí ach ar feadh tréimhse gairid thar thréimhse na Nollag. Ní mar sin a oibríonn leabhair, maireann scéalta, spreagtar samhlaíocht agus cruthaitheacht i bpáistí le leabhair iontacha.
Seo na leabhair a sheas amach dúinne i mbliana
Percy Peacóg
le Gemma Breathnach, maisitheoir Tarsila Krüse
Percy is a shy peacock and gets embarrassed easily by the attention his beautiful tail attracts. This is a gorgeous empathetic insight into shyness and how we view it. Suited for Irish speakers from 3ish and those learning Irish from 5/6 onwards.
Tá Percy Péacóg cuthail. Ní maith leis aird, ach tá rud amháin, mór álainn,ildaite ag baint le Percy a tharraingníonn go leor airde air! Ní maith le Percy Péacóg nuair a bhíonn daoine ag féachaint air. Ach is deacair gan féachaint air, uaireanta...
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Croí an Teaghlaigh an Grá
Sophie Beer
As we turn the pages of this joyous book we meet many different families – at break of day, at play, at rest or at sunset. Whether a child has two moms, two dads, one parent, or one of each, what makes them a family is the love they share with each other.
Leabhar álainn, comhaimseartha a chuireann béim ar gach saghas grá agus gach saghas teaghlach.
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Dainín - Bog Chun Siúil
Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin agus Steve Simpson
Suitable for babies and toddlers, this book is engaging, colourful and importantly, durable!
Is breá le Dainín an zú.
Tá oiread ainmhithe le feiceail ann -agus oiread bealaí éagsúla acu le bogadh thart! Beidh páistí réamhscoile meallta ag na carachtair áille. Leabhair chairtchláir – brea láidir do na daoine beaga!
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Preab sa Cheol
Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde
This book contains seven newly composed fun and educational songs in Irish for children to learn. Each page pops up with exciting and colourful characters. This is the first ever pop-up book to be created in Ireland. It is also the first ever book to have a musical instrument built in that you can play!
Sa leabhar seo tá seacht n-amhrán nua-chumtha do pháistí (3-11bl) atá spraoiúil ach ag an am chéanna oideachasiúil. Preabann caractéir an amhráin amach as achan leathannach..
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An Mac Tíre Deireanach
Patricia Forde
Ireland in the middle of the 17th Century. The country is being tyrannised by Cromwell's soldiers, but it isn’t just the people of Ireland who are suffering – Cromwell has declared a war on wolves, and it won’t be long until every last wolf is gone from the country. Úna, a young brave girl, has an opportunity to stand up for that noble animal and to help one wolf evade the clutches of Cromwell’s soldiers. But what chance do one girl and one wolf have when the whole world is against them? This is for more advanced readers, from 8 onwards.
Éire, 1652. Tá saol Úna trína chéile – tá fear uafásach darbh ainm Cromail tagtha go hÉirinn lena chuid saighdiúirí. Tá gunnaí acu – uirlisí nua, scanrúla a d'fhéadfadh duine a mharú ar an toirt. Tá eagla agus imní ar na daoine, agus ní hiad siúd amháin atá thíos leis – tá Cromail ag iarraidh gach mac tíre in Éirinn a mharú, chomh tapa agus is féidir. Agus an grá atá ag Úna d’ainmhithe, an féidir léi an mac tíre deireanach sa tír a chosaint ó Chromail agus óna chuid saighdiúirí? Scéal eile lán croí agus lán eachtraíochta ó sheachtú Laureate na nÓg, Patricia Forde.
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