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Celebrating Irish Children’s Books | Online School and Family Book Festival.
WonderFest 2021 will take place from 17th to 21st November.

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Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland - Literature

11am | Vanishing Lakes and Seaweed Pies: Story and Art Workshop with Paddy Donnelly

November 19, 2021 11:00 am
Cost: €20 per class
Until 11:45 am
1ST/2ND CLASS

Award winning picturebook author/illustrator Paddy Donnelly reveals how he creates illustrations for his books in this interactive workshop. With tips on everything from sketching, creating characters, illustrating digitally, creating book covers and how words and pictures go together, Paddy will answer questions and chat all about creating his books – The Last Seaweed Pie, Here Be Dragons and The Vanishing Lake, which is actually based on a real lake near his hometown in County Antrim!

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Paddy Donnelly

Paddy Donnelly is an Irish illustrator and author based in Belgium. He works with quite a textured and painterly approach and is especially fond of illustrating the sea and animals. His debut author/illustrated picturebook, The Vanishing Lake, was published in 2021. He wishes Pluto was still a planet.

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The Vanishing Lake

Something mysterious is happening at Grandad's lake. There are days the lake is beautiful, shimmering, and full. And then there are other days . . . where the lake is completely empty! Meara is constantly asking her Grandad why it happens and each time he has a more extravagant and unbelievable reason for her. Meara doesn’t believe any of his stories about mermaids, giants or narwhals, but with a little imagination she may discover the ‘real’ reason...

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