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Molly and her dad rescue three people in trouble from a small boat off the coast. Though they speak different languages, the new arrivals quickly make friends with the islanders, who offer them somewhere to stay and some clothes and food. Just a few weeks later, a new challenge threatens this relationship, but will Molly and the islanders be able to help their new friends? Books in the Series: . 9781912050130 Molly and the Stormy Sea . 9781913134044 Molly and the Whale . 9781914079399 Molly and the Lockdown . 9781914079290 Molly and the Lighthouse . 9781913733919 Molly and the Shipwreck . 9781802580792 Molly and the Dolphins AGES: 5 to 7 AUTHOR: Malachy Doyle has over 100 children's books published by leading English, Welsh and Irish publishers, from picture books to teenage novels. His work has been translated into 27 languages and he is a previous winner of the Tir na n-Og Award (Georgie), the Nestle Children's Book Award (The Dancing Tiger), the English Association Award for Non-Fiction (Cow) and many other awards in the UK and USA. Andrew Whitson is an award-winning artist and Belfast native who likes to be called Mr. Ando! He lives in an old house which is nestled discreetly on the side of a misty hill; at the edge of a magic wood, below an enchanted castle in the shadow of a giant's nose. His house looks down over Belfast Harbour where the Titanic was built and up at the Belfast Cavehill where an American B-17 Flying Fortress bomber plane once crashed during World War II!

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Key Stage: KS1 Subject area: Health and Wellbeing, Key themes: Refugees and asylum, helping others, community -- Publisher: Graffeg Nearly every child, at some stage, has a favourite toy - that one totemic object, however grubby and tattered, whose loss would be unbearable. This lovely story makes powerful use of a child’s emotional attachment. Molly’s father is a seaman who has not returned after a great storm. Whilst the women of the village weep and pray, Molly prepares to bargain with the sea which has taken him by throwing into the water her most precious possessions. First to go are the pretty and rare cowrie shells which she has collected, but the sea remains impassive. Then she throws into it the picture of her father from her locket but although the sea is now calm, no ship comes into sight. Then there is only one more sacrifice she can make, her beloved doll, Megan. She tenderly gives it to the waves but this too is carried away and Molly is bereft. Yet hope does not desert her and she stays strong, watching and waiting until her father’s ship returns with its crew safe. The story is beautifully and lyrically told, with superb illustrations by Andrew Whitson, which reinforce the story’s drama, suggesting the sea’s power and the strength of Molly’s resolve. This is a story to which one could return again and again, to read aloud, share and cherish. -- Wendy Crockett @ www.gwales.com

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Andrew has illustrated books on various aspects of Irish mythology including The Creatures of Celtic Myth, The Field Guide to Irish Fairies and The Dark Spirit. Since 2007, he has illustrated a series of popular children's picture books: Gaiscí och na Beilte Uaine (Bisto shortlist, Ibby Award and Ré ics Carló Award 2007); Balor (Ré ics Carló Award 2009); An Gré asaí Bró g agus na Sió ga (Bisto & Ré ics Carló shortlists 2010, R.A.I. winner 2011); Mac Rí é ireann (Ré ics Carló Award, Bisto illustration winner and R.A.I. winner 2011); ó Chrann go Crann (CBI shortlist, Ré ics Carló Award 2012 and R.A.I. award 2013); Pop! (Ré ics Carló shortlist 2014); An té an ó rga (R.A.I. shortlist 2015). In 2011, Andrew received the Bisto honorary award for book illustration. In partnership with Caitrí ona Nic Sheá in, Andrew has co-written and illustrated three books of fiction for children, Cogito, Pop! and Cú raille i gCeannas. Malachy Doyle grew up by the sea in Northern Ireland, and after living in Wales for many years has returned to Ireland. He and his wife Liz bought an old farmhouse on a little island off the coast of Donegal, where they live with their dogs, cats and ducks. Malachy has had well over a hundred books published, from pop-up books for toddlers to gritty teenage novels. Over the years he has won many prestigious book awards, and his work is available in around thirty languages. His other 2018 books are Fug and the Thumps (Firefly Press), Cinderfella (Walker Books) and Ootch Cootch (Graffeg), which is illustrated by his daughter, Hannah Doyle.

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