Rainbow Magic Books

By Daisy Meadows

Fairy books suited to 5-8 year olds.

Rainbow Magic features differing groups of fairies as main characters, including the Jewel fairies, Weather fairies, Pet fairies, Petal fairies, and Sporty fairies and lots more.

The series follows the lives of Kirsty Tate and Rachel Walker and their magical adventures with their fairy friends.

The Night Fairies

Nothing is more magical than night time! The Night Fairies are careful to keep it that way…until their special bags of magic dust go missing. Jack Frost and his goblins are surely causing trouble again. Now Fairyland and the human world are in the dark!

The Rainbow Fairies

Fairyland is home to seven colourful sisters. Together, they are the Rainbow Fairies! They keep Fairyland dazzling and bright. But when evil Jack Frost sends them far away, the sisters are in big trouble. If they don’t return soon, Fairyland is doomed to be grey forever!

The Music Fairies

Fairyland is hitting all the wrong notes! Jack Frost and his goblins have stolen the Music Fairies' magic instruments. Music everywhere is out of tune! Now the goblins plan to play the instruments in a TV talent contest. If Rachel and Kirsty don't act fast, everyone could find out about Fairyland!

Fantastic selection to choose from with over 60 books available on http://www.lovekidsbooks.com/meadows-daisy

Dolores Keaveney

Dolores is a Self Published Author/Illustrator of Children’s Picture Books.

She started writing and illustrating children’s picture books 4 years ago and now has seven books self published.

Dolores is an artist not a qualified illustrator, and likes to paint in strong vibrant colours as she think`s this adds greatly to her books. She love`s painting and finds it is a great way to chill out and to relax and to express herself in her paintings.  Flowers are her favourite item to paint and has made this her painting choice.

Dolores has been painting for the best part of 40 years, and has had many exhibitions. 

In 2009 Dolores launched her first picture book If I were a bee.....and decided to self publish it because she had read up and researched a lot about self publishing over the previous year and felt it was a route she`d would like to take as it was a challenging way to go about publishing a book.   She realised from the start that it would be a daunting journey but felt she still wanted to go this route.    This book was a great success and spurred her on to write and illustrate more.  Dolores has continued to launch one or two books per year since then.

Books are suited from around 3-8years, Earth Angels are Everywhere is for older children/young adults

PUBLICATIONS TO DATE

IF I WERE A BEE BEE

JENNY THE LITTLE BROWN HEN 

JENNY AN CHEARC BHEAG DHONN  Dolores received a Grant from Foras na Gaeilge to translate this book into the IRISH LANGUAGE.

EARTH ANGELS ARE EVERYWHERE ARE YOU ONE?  

BEELICIOUS RECIPES WITH HONEY 

THE ADVENTURES OF JENNY, SYLVESTER AND THEIR SIX LITTLE CHICKS...

MEET THE FAIRIES IN MY BACKYARD..

JIGSAW with image from my book IF I WERE A BEE...

AUDIO/DVD BOOK of Jenny the little brown hen.....

Books suited for 5 - 8 year olds by Irish Authors:

Maeve Friel - 

Tiger Lily, a Heroine in the making!

Tiger Lily has had one of her big ideas - she' going to become a heroine and roam the world in search of adventure! There' just one problem - Tiger Lily lives in the middle of nowhere where nothing ever happens! How will she ever escape?

Joe O`Brien 

Alfie Green Books:

Alfie Green and the Bee-bottle Gang

Alfie is in big trouble. He stopped Whacker Walsh and his gang from trapping bees in the park and now they are out to get him. What can he do? The wise old plant in the magical book comes up with a plan that sends Alfie back to Arcania in search of the Queen Bee in Honeycomb Mountain. But first he has to survive an attack from the blazing bushes of Firethorn Valley! Alfie needs back-up & and he needs it NOW!

Alfie Green and the Chocolate Cosmos

Budsville's chocolate fair cancelled? No way, Alfie decides. The wise old plant tells him of the Roaring Rainforest in Arcania where he can collect chocolate seeds. But it won’t be easy. Alfie first has to brave the vicious Spider Plants and the Forest Ogre. And even if he escapes from them, the Chocolate Vine is waiting to catapult him through the gateway of the Chocolate Cosmos. Not even his crystal orchid will be able to save him then.

Alfie Green and the Magical Gift 

A rusty key opens a dusty box hidden in Alfie' grandad' shed. Inside is an old, old book -- with magical powers. The book promises Alfie a gift, but first he must take the crystal flower across Sleepy Meadows full of Snapping Dragons to the crooked tree that is guarded by Giant Hogweeds. If Alfie succeeds he will be able to do something he has never done before!

Alfie Green and the Monkey Puzzler

The circus has come to town. But it' no ordinary circus, it' Monty' Marvellous Monkey Circus and all the performers are monkeys! All the kids from Budsville are really excited, except for Alfie who suspects all is not what it seems ...

Gerry Boland

Marco Moves in

A grizzly bear walked all the way from the zoo to my front door and not a single person noticed him. I suppose it helped that it was night, and that he was wearing a big black duffle coat with an enormous hood that covered his hairy head. He knocked on the front door three times, loud knocks that shook the house. Patrick makes his unexpected guest at home, while keeping him hidden from the neighbours, police and his very distractable mum! An intriguing, engaging and rather remarkable tale.

Marco Moonwalker

After escaping from the zoo and coming to live with Patrick and his mum, Marco proves to have many talents. Now Patrick discovers that Marco is also a musical genius he can play the trombone, banjo and even moonwalk like Michael Jackson! Let’s start a band Patrick says, and Marco becomes a star. Then disaster strikes. He is spotted without his mask and taken back to the zoo. How will Patrick and Mum get him out again?

Marco, Master of Disguise

Nearly everyone in my class had a pet of some sort. Lots of them had dogs, and a fair few had cats, budgies and goldfish. Max Wallace had a hamster and Adam O’Hara had a tortoise which he claimed was sixty years old, though I’m pretty sure he was exaggerating. Sam Tripp had a small lizard and a pet rabbit, which was a strange combination. But no one I knew had a grizzly bear sleeping in their garden shed, or sat beside a grizzly bear most nights watching TV. Marco wasn’t a pet, of course. He was my friend. My best friend. Can Patrick stop his friend being sent back to the zoo? An absurd and hilarious tale of real friendship.

Eoin Colfer

The Legend of Spud Murphy

Will has four brothers and it' chaos in his house! If he' not being teased by his big brother Marty, he has to deal with the terrible, three-headed bundle of cuteness that is his three younger brothers. Even worse, his mother has the brilliant idea of packing Will and Marty off to the library during the holidays. She just doesnt understand! Not only is the library no fun, it' also the habitat of the legendary librarian Spud Murphy. If you put a foot wrong, it' rumoured she will use her dreaded gas-powered spud gun and you dont want that - just ask Ugly Frank how he got his nickname! Eventually Will and Marty discover a love of books and that Mrs Murphy isnt so bad after all!

The Legend of the Worst Boy in the World

Will is desperate to win the Giant Jelly Baby competition and be named the best boy in the world. But his big brother Marty always beats him to it. Then one day Will' wish comes true - he's the best boy in the world at last! Marty is not happy, and decides that something must be done . . .Funny, quirky fiction with brilliant black-and-white illustrations by Tony Ross throughout. Boys and girls aged 7+ will love this!

David Walliams books for Children

David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known as David Walliams, is a British comedian, actor, author and television presenter, well known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the show Little Britain.

Walliam`s also well known for his charity achievements, swimming the English Channel, Swimming the Strait of Gibraltar,  Swimming the Thames, Cycling and 24 hour Panel People.

 In 2008 David Walliams began writing children’s books aimed at teenagers, since then he has written 6 books and has a picture book for the younger age group 0-4 yrs.

Novels

1. The Boy in the Dress

The story recounts a neglected 12-year-old boy called Dennis' search for a female role model, his friendship with the popular girl in school, and the ways in which relationships develop along gender lines.

2. Mr Stink

About a 12-year-old girl who meets a tramp and helps look after him. She keeps him hidden from her family. The book consists of 26 illustrated chapters full of jokes. It is aimed at teenagers and children over 9. It was the last of Walliams books to be illustrated by Quentin Blake. The book was awarded the Children's Award in the inaugural People's Book Prize in 2010, and was made into a 60-minute film, which premiered on BBC 1 on 23 December 2012.

3. Billionaire Boy

The story of Joe Spud, the richest 12-year-old in the world. Joe has everything he could ever want: his own Formula One racing car, a thousand pairs of trainers, £8 billion, even an orang-utan for a butler, but there is just one thing he really needs: a friend.

4. Gangsta Granny

Tells the story of Ben who is bored every time he is made to stay at his grandma's house as all she wants to do is to play board games and eat cabbage soup. Ben learns that she was once an international jewel thief and all her life she has wanted to steal the crown jewels. Ben is determined that they do it together. It was adapted to be a 70 minute film for BBC and shown December 2013.

 5. Ratburger

The story of a young girl named Zoe whose life is a misery as she has an evil stepmother. Zoe has a lot of things to be unhappy about, including the school bully Tina Trotts, her dead hamster Gingernut and the dastardly Burger Man Burt.

6. Demon Dentist

A young boy named Alfie whose world goes up-side-down when a new dentist arrives in town. Strange things were happening in the dead of night. Children would put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, but in the morning they would wake up to find… a dead slug; a live spider; hundreds of earwigs creeping and crawling beneath their pillow. Evil was at work. But who or what was behind it…?

Picture book

The Slightly Annoying Elephant (2013)

Walliam`s presents his first picture book, illustrated by artistic genius Tony Ross.  What’s big, blue, bossy, and turns up uninvited? A slightly annoying elephant, of course! A magnificently warm and funny picture book from two remarkable talents.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Books by Jeff Kinney

Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Jeff is also an American game designer, cartoonist, producer and actor.  He is also attributed as the creator of the child-oriented website Poptropica and he also appeared in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies. 

In 2004, FunBrain and Jeff Kinney released an online version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The website made daily entries until June 2005. The book became an instant hit, with the online version receiving about 20 million views as of 2007. When many online readers requested a printed version, Kinney agreed and in 2007, Diary of a Wimpy Kid was published. To date, ten Wimpy Kid books have been released, including a do it yourself book and a movie diary. In 2009, Jeff Kinney was named one of Time Magazine`s 100 "Most Influential People" in the world.

Books in the series

• “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”
• “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules”
• “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw”
• “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days”
• “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth”
• “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever”
• “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel”
• “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck”
• “The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary”
• “The Wimpy Kid Do It Yourself Book”

Enid Blyton Books

Enid Blyton was a childrens writer, known as both Enid Blyton and Mary Pollock. She was one of the most successful children's storytellers of the twentieth century. Her books have been among the world's bestsellers for children since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies.  Blyton's books, which cover a broad range of genres from fantasy and mystery stories to nature books, are still enormously popular across the globe, and have been translated into almost 90 languages. She is estimated to have written about 800 books over 40 years, but is best known for Noddy, The Famous Five and The Secret Seven Series.

Following the high sales of Blyton's early novels such as Adventures of the Wishing Chair (1937) and The Enchanted Wood (1939), she became a phenomenal success in the 1940s and 1950s and skilfully built a literary empire, often producing as many as 40 books a year.

Ladybird Books

As a parent, supporting and encouraging your child’s reading development is hugely rewarding for both of you and one way to do this is to read together at home. This is where the Read it yourself with Ladybird series can help as choosing books from a series with a levelling system will help you find books that match your child’s reading skill and encourage further reading. 

Ladybird Books is a London based publishing company, publishing childrens books, trading as a stand-alone imprint within the Penguin Group of companies. Around 1915, was when they published their first children's books, under the Ladybird imprint. From the start, the company was identified by a ladybird logo, at first with open wings, but eventually changed to the more familiar closed-wing ladybird in the late 1950s. The ladybird logo has since undergone several redesigns, the latest of which was launched in 2006.

In the 1960s and 1970s the company's key words scheme was heavily used by British primary schools using a reduced vocabulary to help children learn to read.

In the 1960s, Ladybird produced the Learnabout series of non-fiction (informational) books, some of which were used by adults as well as children.

Today ladybird is as popular as in the past and helping children through the key words and read it yourself to progress in their reading skills. Children find the books enjoyable as they move from one level to the next level as their reading improves.

These are great books to read to children also, as there are lovely bright pictures to go with each story, therefore can be enjoyed by younger preschool children too.  Ladybird have all the classics as well as much more to choose from. 

Roald Dahl Books

Roald Dahl a novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot and screenwriter. He was born in Wales to Norwegian parents, served in the Royal Air Force during World War II.

He rose to fame in the 40`s with his works for children and adults and became one of the world’s best-selling authors. His short stories are known for their unexpected endings and his children’s books for their unsentimental and often very dark humour.

His books are so well written, humorous and very entertaining. Children break free from their cruel oppressors (adults) and go on to have the most amazing adventures. Goodness triumphs; revenge is sweet; evil is punished. It's no wonder that children have continued to enjoy Dahl's tales for decades, as have younger children who have and still do enjoy having Dahl's books read to them.

In all, Dahl wrote 22 children's books, including three books that were published after his death. His most well-known children's books include:

• Charlie and the Chocolate factory
• James and the Giant Peach
• The BFG
• Fantastic Mr Fox
• The Twits
• The Magic Finger
• The Witches
• Matilda

The Monkey with the Bright Blue Bottom

By Steve Smallman, Illustrations by Nick Schon

My 2 year old got this book for Christmas and himself and his four year old brother have been asking for it every evening for the last week, they love it and so do I.

The Monkey with the Bright Blue Bottom is a lovely book with fabulous bright pictures on each page, it’s suitable for 2-5 years, but also great for children a bit older to read themselves.

It’s about a Monkey who sees beautiful colourful birds “Like feathery rainbows they flashed through the air. “How come their so pretty” he thought. “It’s not fair!”

All around him are creatures of all sorts, tall, small, skinny, but none of them purple, yellow or blue.

One day the monkey comes across a paint box with brushes and so this is where the fun begins.

This is a great story which can be read again and again and has lots of rhyming throughout.

We have a lovely selection of Christmas books for children, Christmas stories, activity books, sticker books, colouring books, Christmas decorations and much more.

Lots to get your kids in the Christmas spirit and entertain them too