Little Island Books: 48 books

Esper and Starn are twin boys who live in a grim world that has been almost laid waste by massive volcanic explosions. Very little grows in Orchard, which used to be a fruit-growing area, but with the death of insects and birds, pollination of the fruit trees is a tedious and precarious undertaking....

Ordinary books don't move. Ordinary books are quite happy waiting to be picked up. You could leave an ordinary book somewhere uncomfortable—at the bottom of a dark schoolbag or in the middle of a shop window—and it wouldn't dare budge, even if it had to sneeze. Nobody had told the Book of Magic...

When they hear about a competition to find the world’s worst mother, Bruno and Sophie and Emily are all delighted to volunteer their annoying mothers. Their mothers duly disappear and are replaced by ideal ‘Aunt Annas’, who cook only the kids’ favourite foods and never make them do their homework...

Did you ever hear that telling a nightmare makes it fade away? It doesn’t. Not here anyway. Welcome to the Nightmare Club’s Halloween Sleepover. You might not last till morning. Glen is a nasty little boy who always moans and lies. After a strange encounter in the woods, he suddenly disappears,...

Stylish historical fiction from a major name in Irish children's literature Life is not easy for children in 1811. Annie Spears is a maid at Dinham house where Lucien Bonaparte is on parole. Her brother William makes silk top-hats for the mad hatter, while her little sister works as a glove-maker...

The first in a series about a deeply loveable protagonist, by a writer with an impeccable ear for a real teenage voice Primrose Leary has just started middle school. Likes: her pet rat, Roderick; her best friend, Joel; and being a little bit different (but not in the weird different sense—she...

Welcome to the Nightmare Club, the sleepover that is definitely not for wimps. Annie Graves is your host, and she only invites guests who can tell really creepy stories. Jessie was nuts about her cute little Wolfling toy. But her brother had heard rumours about Wolflings: they could move without being...

Four short stories about the everyday life of a little girl—reminiscent of Shirley Hughes, from Ireland's first Children's Laureate Alexandra's adventures include changing her name, bedtime fears, and a plaster disaster. These stories by Ireland's first Children's Laureate were originally...

Desperately funny, and desperately touching—the third and final installment in the diaries of Primrose Leary In the event of my untimely death, please burn this unread. No, don't DO it! Prim's alive (though the dashing Roderick is, alas, no more). She's 16. She's trying to make sense...

The second in a funny, smart, and touching young adult series, perfect for fans of Louise Rennison Primrose Leary is a witty, wonderfully weird teenager whose friends are pairing up around her. Even Prim's Dad is loved up, and she's starting to feel a little lonely. But when Prim accidentally...

Four short stories about the everyday life of a little girl—reminiscent of Shirley Hughes, from Ireland's first Children's Laureate Alexandra's adventures include changing her name, bedtime fears, and a plaster disaster. These stories by Ireland's first Children's Laureate were originally...

When eight-year-old Milena finds a rather large cow – a first class Ayrshire –splashing around in her bathtub, she really isn’t sure what to do. But this cow wants more than anything to be the most beautiful cow in the pageant, and she can’t do it alone. A wacky, funny story about friendship...

Dark, feminist, witchy retellings of traditional fairytales – not for the fainthearted. Written for a teen audience from one of Ireland’s leading writers for young people. Intricately illustrated with black and white line drawings.

Declan loves Seaneen, but his ambition to work at a top showjumping yard is stronger than anything he’s ever felt before. So when Declan is offered his dream job in Germany, he should be thrilled. There’s nothing for him at home but dark history he’d rather forget. But he’s terrified: leaving...