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Celebrating Irish Children’s Books 2020 | Online School and Family Book Festival on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of November

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Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland - Literature

3pm | When Eoin Met Oliver: Eoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers in Conversation with Patricia Forde

November 22, 2020 3:00 pm
Cost: €5 per family
Until 4:00 pm
AGE 9+

GRAND FINALE EVENT!

We close Wonderfest with a very special event featuring two remarkable people from the world of Irish children’s books, Eoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers, in conversation with acclaimed writer Patricia Forde. Eoin and Oliver became firm friends in 2015, when they worked together on Imaginary Fred. They’ll talk about their friendship, their books and their other creative projects – from plays and musicals, to animations and sculptures. Join us for a peek inside the minds of two extraordinary people!

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Eoin Colfer

Eoin Colfer is one of Ireland’s best-loved writers. Famous world-wide for his Artemis Fowl books, his first book was published in 1998 and he has won countless awards and accolades ever since. A former teacher, he writes up and down the age groups, from picture books (Imaginary Fred with Oliver Jeffers) to adult novels. The Artemis Fowl series has sold over twenty-five million copies, and a Disney+ movie inspired by the books was released in May. His latest book in the Fowl Twins series, Deny All Charges follows Artemis Fowl’s younger brothers, Myles and Beckett. Eoin was Ireland’s Children’s Laureate 2014-2016, and still wears the medal at all times, even in the bath.

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Oliver Jeffers

Oliver Jeffers is another national treasure. He grew up in Belfast and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. A visual artist and author working in painting, bookmaking, illustration, collage, performance, and sculpture, his work is full of humour and wonder. His multi award-winning picture books have been translated into over forty-five languages and have sold over twelve million copies worldwide. His artwork has been exhibited at institutions and galleries all over the world from the Brooklyn Museum in New York, to the Palais Auersperg in Vienna. His latest book as author and illustrator, What We'll Build, has just been published.

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The Fowl Twins: Deny All Charges

ABOUT THE FOWL TWINS, BOOK TWO: DENY ALL CHARGES The second Fowl Twins adventure, a spinoff of the blockbuster Artemis Fowl series, starts with a bang–literally. Artemis’s little brothers Myles and Beckett borrow the Fowl jet without permission, and it ends up as a fireball over Florida. The twins plus their fairy minder, the pixie-elf hybrid Lazuli Heitz, are lucky to escape with their lives. The Fowl parents and fairy police force decide that enough is enough and the twins are placed under house arrest. But Myles has questions like: Who was tracking the Fowl jet? Why would someone want to blow them out of the sky? What is the bigger picture? These questions must infuriate someone, because Myles is abducted and spirited away from his twin. Beckett and Lazuli must collaborate to find Myles and rescue him. Their chase will take them across continents, deep underground, and into subacquatic super villain lairs. They will be shot at, covered in spit, and be at the receiving end of some quite nasty dwarf sarcasm. Will Beckett be able to come up with a genius plan without a genius on hand?

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What We'll Build

What shall we build, you and I? Let’s gather all our tools for a start. For putting together . . . and taking apart. A father and daughter set about laying the foundations for their life together. Using their own special tools, they get to work, building memories to cherish, a home to keep them safe, and love to keep them warm. A rare and enduring story about a parent’s boundless love, life’s endless opportunities, and all we need to build a together future. From celebrated author-illustrator and visual artist Oliver Jeffers comes a gorgeously told father-daughter story and perfect picture book companion to Here We Are. The perfect baby shower gift or gift for new parents!

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🎄 Join us for 'Christmas Stories and More, with Niall de Búrca' (@niallstory), an online event on Sat, 12th Dec at 2pm. A lively hour of stories which will delight all generations!

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