Full Product Details
Author: Lucinda Jacob ,
Lauren O'Neill ,
Marie Heaney ,
Jennifer Johnston
Publisher: Little Island
Imprint: Little Island
Edition: None ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 12.50cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.220kg
ISBN: 9781910411933
ISBN 10: 1910411930
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 05 October 2017
Recommended Age: From 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A charming, accessible collection from one of Ireland's best poets for children, Lucinda Jacob. ... The classy, expressive illustrations by Lauren O'Neill make this a pocket treasure. * Irish Independent * This superb collection of illustrated poems is groundbreaking. * Inis Magazine *
Editor's Choice in the Children's Books Ireland Reading Guide 2017; Shortlisted for the Irish Times Book of the Year Award 2017; 'This is a charming, accessible collection from one of Ireland's best poets for children, Lucinda Jacob. She covers all kinds of topics from friendship to school and her work cries out to be read aloud. The classy, expressive illustrations by Lauren O'Neill make this a pocket treasure.' - The Irish Independent from their list of best children's books of 2017; 'Mesmerising poems for and about childhood... these poems are at once timeless and contemporary... A wise and beautiful collection that every household should own' - Amanda Bell, CBI Reading Guide; 'An inspiring and diverse collection that encourages readers to observe and record what they see, hear, smell, feel and taste. No doubt readers will want to put pen to paper after Lucinda Jacob's marvellous collection that celebrates the ordinary, and acts as a reminder that simple things can often be extraordinary, especially when the experience is shared. A wonderful collection of poems to activate your senses and make note of the changing seasons and the wonder that surrounds us. Hopscotch in the Sky is a collection to be cherished and will initiate much conversation and creativity, as well as inspire readers and budding poets to venture outside.' - RTEjr Bookclub
Author Information
Lucinda Jacob is a poet, illustrator and author of fiction for young people. She has written and illustrated a number of picture books and storybooks for new readers, scripts for the national broadcaster RTÉ and poetry for older children, published in numerous collections. Lauren O’Neill is a Wexford-born illustrator and NCAD graduate who now lives and works in Dublin. Her work can be found on the covers and in the interiors of several books for children including Blazing a Trail: Irish Women who Changed the World by Sarah Webb, and she is the proud winner of the Children’s Books Ireland Honour Award for Illustration 2016. Jennifer Johnston is a Booker Prize-shortlisted author of more than twenty novels including How Many Miles to Babylon? Her 1979 novel The Old Jest won the Whitbread Award (since renamed the Costa Award) and was adapted as a film starring Anthony Hopkins. She was the recipient of the 2006 Irish PEN award and 2012 Irish Book Awards Lifetime Acheivement Award.
