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Celebrating Irish Children’s Books | Online School and Family Book Festival. This year we are part of the Dublin Book Festival.

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Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland - Literature

[FINISHED] 2pm | Gordon is Back! With Gordon D’Arcy, Paul Howard and Alan Nolan

November 21, 2020 2:00 pm
Cost: €5 per family
Until 3:00 pm
AGE 9+

Note: This event is from a previous year.
Please visit this year’s festival programme for the latest 2021 events.

Love sport? This event is for you! Join Gordon and Paul as they share their new book Gordon’s Game: Blue Thunder with families all over Ireland. Find out what it takes to be a brilliant rugby player, sports journalist or writer. There will be live drawing during the event by their illustrator, Alan Nolan, and a chance to put your own questions to Gordon and Paul. Get those questions ready!

Gordon’s Game was a debut children’s book for both Paul and Gordon and it went straight to Children’s No. 1 in Ireland when it was published last year. It was also the bestselling Irish debut children’s fiction book of 2019.

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Gordon D'Arcy

Gordon D'Arcy is a former Leinster, Ireland and Lions rugby player. He received his first cap in 1999 and played inside centre for most of his career. He was part of teams that won three European Cups, two Six Nations Championships, and the historic Grand Slam of 2009. He retired from rugby in 2015.

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Paul Howard

Paul Howard is an author, journalist and comedy writer, best known as the creator of the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series. He has won a record four Irish Book Awards and is a former Irish Sports Journalist of Year and Irish Newspaper Columnist of the Year.

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Alan Nolan

Alan Nolan is an author and illustrator. His latest books, Sam Hannigan and the Last Dodo, and Animal Crackers (with Sarah Webb), are both out now. In his spare time he also acts in pantomimes and he is known all over Ireland for his lively and funny book and drawing events for children

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Gordon is back for more mayhem and mischief in the second book in the laugh-out-loud Gordon’s Game series! Gordon D’Arcy – the only kid at school with a Six Nations medal hidden under his pillow! Though helping Ireland to win the Grand Slam feels like it was just a dream. Now, he’s been given a brand new challenge – the chance to play for Leinster. After learning so many lessons playing for Ireland – including how to make a complete eejit of himself in front of millions of people – fitting in at Leinster should be a breeze. Right? Unfortunately, not. After his first training session, he sees why the team is mocked for being ‘soft’ (those stories about players wearing fake tan? All true!). Now he knows why so many people from Leinster support Munster. But Gordon settles down to work under an inspiring coach named Joe Schmidt. Joe promises that, with hard work, discipline and a bit of self-belief, Leinster can win the European Cup. Maybe another dream can come true!

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Watch out for the #BookElves2022 during the @RTELateLateShow #latelatetoyshow2022
They will be recommending some great children's books during the show on social media. https://t.co/KXEM0BnlL6
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And my favourite #picturebook this year is the amazing #BeWildLittleOne by Irish author @Hopewrites and illuminated by the marvellous art of @DanielEgneus. It's a definite #IrishBooks recommendation for #BookElves2022. A perfect gift for little readers - and not-so-little ones! https://t.co/1zjERJ3FRO
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Wonderfest Wonderfest · 5 months ago
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We have a full morning of online events for schools tomorrow with @DublinBookFest - we can't wait!
Drawing with @AlNolan and @whackochacko
Writing with @Erika_McGann and Debbie Thomas
Stories with @chrishaughton and @MuirNiChiobhain and @PForde123
Let the creativity flow! https://t.co/f2G9uSAR84
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Wonderfest Wonderfest · 5 months ago
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THIS SATURDAY! 12th Nov 11am @DLR_Libraries @dlrLexIcon
Want to write or illustrate for children. This event is for you!
The latest in the #ProperBook from @KidsBooksIrel in partnership with @DublinBookFest - with some terrific speakers.
Tickets still available. https://t.co/ql3ME8cCYN
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