Who could forget the very entertaining and well read JohnJoe Brennan on the Late Late Toy Show in 2009? Here’s the amateur horologist himself in action:

The book section has always been a firm fixture of the Late Late Toy Show and with more fabulously entertaining young readers joining Ryan …

Read all about it! Inis 36 is now available, featuring Emily Gravett, John Connolly amongst many others and some awesome reviews! Read it online here or alternatively why not order a print copy, in paper, that you can hold in your hands?!…

We’ll have square eyes at this stage! More children’s books highlights from Ireland AM on TV3 today, book blogger Jennifer Ryan reviewed choice reads for teens this Christmas and Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was in the studio, fresh from Liberty Hall triumph last night!…

‘Fairy Tales of a Beautiful Heart’ as part of the project ‘I Choose to be Kind’ – is a competition of creative written works, illustrations, photos and animations with positive content, reflecting the ideals of kindness and non-violence, created by children as well as teaches and parents of different nationalities …

Laureate na nÓg Siobhán Parkinson has an article in the Book List Supplement in today’s Irish Times. Those of you with an Irish Times online subscription can access it here as well as the supplement from Saturday.

Otherwise, the lovely Conor Hackett has a few extracts on his blog.…

RTE Player currently has some bits and pieces relevant to children’s books:

News2Day headed down to Dawson Street this week to check out P.J. Lynch’s progress, along with some awesome kids from Griffeen Valley Educate Together. Check it out here.

The highlights from the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book …

The lights are up on Grafton Street and the Coca-Cola ad is back on rotation on the TV. So you know what that means… Christmas is on the way! For the young at heart (the entire CBI office) this is the best time of year so we’re really looking forward …

Congratulations to Chris Judge and Anna Carey who were well deserved winners at the Irish Book Awards yesterday evening. Chris walked away with the Specsavers Irish Children’s Book of the Year (junior) for The Lonely Beast, while Anna was awarded the senior award for The Real Rebecca.

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We’re delighted to be able to feature the below guest blog post from Marilyn Taylor, all about her recent activity including her involvement with One Liberties, One Book for 2011.

For me the last few weeks have been a whirlwind of intensive school, library visits and other events. I have been very …