The One With The Waggly Tail: Favourite Rhymes from an Irish Childhood
| By: | Sarah Webb |
| Publisher: | O'Brien Press Ltd |
| Published: | October 2020 |
| Pages: | 64 |
| Categories: | Children |
| Language: | English |
| Available as: | Hardback |
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A new, beautifully illustrated collection of favourite nursery rhymes from the team that brought you Sally Go Round the Stars (short-listed, Irish Book Awards) and A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea (winner, Irish Book Awards). How much is that doggie in the window - The one with the waggly tail? From spiders and fleas to pirates at sea; from grasshoppers and worms to houses in trees - discover old and new favourites within these pages. The team behind the award-winning A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea has created a magical collection of the rhymes loved by children in Ireland. Sarah Webb is a children's author who combines writing with schools visits, reading and giving workshops at festivals, and teaching creative writing. She has won two Irish Book Awards for her children's books (for A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea and Blazing a Trail), as well as the Children's Books Ireland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children's Books, awarded in 2015. Sarah worked for many years as a children's bookseller and was writer in residence for Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in 2016/2017: she is currently the Children's Literary Advisor to Listowel Writers' Week. For more, visit www.sarahwebb.info Steve McCarthy is a Dublin-born art maker and obsessive picture-builder. With a keen interest in colour and character, Steve has managed to sneak his singular style into many forms, from Cartoon Saloon's Oscar-nominated feature film Song of the Sea to children's books and projects for brands worldwide. His work won Best Illustration at the IDI Irish Design Awards 2016. For more, visit www.mrstevemccarthy.com Steve illustrated Sally Go Round the Stars, which was nominated for Irish Children's Book of the Year at the Energy Irish Book Awards, and A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea, which won! '
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