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How a 7-year-old's imagination can take us to amazing new worlds

A few weeks ago my seven-year-old nephew Cuan had an accident involving a golf club, wh...
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Telling Tales: The story behind our pop-up shop success

Earlier this month we opened our shop doors for the first time and hundreds of you came...
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6 reasons we’re so excited about our new pop-up shop

It’s an exciting time. After selling at countless markets over the last year – from Dub...
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The Prettiest Girl and the Wolf that Laughed Last

Arguably the best-known of all fairytales, the story of Red Riding Hood does not always...
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Remembering When: 5 Interesting Facts about Childhood Memories - Tales for Tadpoles

Remembering When: 5 Interesting Facts about Childhood Memories

There are some childhood memories that we carry with us always, whether it’s the memory...
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The Amazing Papercuttings of Hans Christian Andersen

Did you know that in his lifetime, Hans Christian Andersen was as well known for cuttin...
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Happy Birthday, Fairy Godmother!

Fairies, flowers and a genuine sense of fun is what the illustrations of Cicely Mary Ba...
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St Patrick's Day: The Birth Date of a True Irish Genius, Harry Clarke.

Happy St Patrick's Day! Did you know that the day that Irishness is celebrated around t...
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Gorgeous new prints just in!

We are very excited about our beautiful new stock! We have new prints from some of your...
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Pictiúr: A Celebration of Contemporary Irish Children's Book Illustration

  Dún Laoghaire is an old seaside town with a dazzling new library. The dlr LexIcon ...
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Pooh and Mindfulness

'I saw a Heffalump today, Piglet.' 'What was it doing?' asked Piglet. 'Just lumping a...
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Upon the Wild Waves: A Journey Through Myth in Children's Books

Yesterday I went to see one of the world's oldest and most celebrated illustrated b...
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