Cleite's father and mother are always fighting. His friend, Crúca Beag, advises Cleite to go in search of a treasure on the Island of the Seven Heads. 'If you find treasure,' he says, 'your parents are sure to organize a big party. Your mother will play the harp and your father will play the trumpet, and after that they'll go dancing on deck. They'll be friends again then.' 'Do you think so?' asks Cleite.
Cleite, of course, is a good pirate. He lives with all his family on the pirate ship, An Bolg Lán. When he isn't working on the ship, he spends the day searching for treasure, or playing with his friends, Crúca Beag and Péarla.
The Famous Five - Julian, Dick, George, Anne and Timmy - have been delighting readers for over 70 years. After the Five see a boy being kidnapped at the beach, they set out to find him. But where have the kidnappers hidden the boy? Will Timmy lead them to the answer?
The canoe was moving very fast! And the river was bubbling like a pot on the fire!
‘Why is the current getting stronger?’ said Níotú. BrrrrrrrrrRRR!
‘Oh, Mummy!’ said the little Indian. ‘A waterfall!’
Without his father’s permision, Níotú goes playing in a canoe in the river. Before long the canoe carries him away in the current. How will the little Indian come home safely?
A brand new full-colour picture book by renowned children’s author Enric Lluch in the 'Arrachtaí' (monsters) collection. This playfully spooky book invites the reader to laugh at the creepy subject. Suitable for reading aloud or for early readers. Beautifully (and creepily) illustrated, and full of scares and laughs! Ladaslás the vampire is hungry. But his teeth are blunt, and he can't bite anyone. It's not easy being a vampire!!!
Luisne is a young fairy who lives in the fairy fort of Lios Lurgain in the World of the Sí. As she learns about the World of the Sí and the World of People, she has many adventures with her friends. Luisne is very inquisitive about the World of People or 'The World on Top. There are secret ways to go from the World of the Sí to the World on Top but this secret information isn't shared with the young fairies! But, cleverly, Luisne finds one of the secret ways and she secretly goes to the World on Top with her friend Deirdre. Although they see wonderful things, their pklans don't quite work out ... and the're soon in deep trouble!
A famous racehorse is being trained in Kirrin. But when that horse starts running it's time for the Famous Five to be on the lookout because the horse could go missing or get hurt. Everything depends on them.
An original short story in the Famous Five collection by Enid Blyton with new illustrations by Jamie Littler. Translated to Irish by Máirín Ní Ghadhra, a journalist with RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.
