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Celebrating Irish Children’s Books | Online School and Family Book Festival.
WonderFest is over for 2021. Thank you to everyone who took part. See you in 2022!

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Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland - Literature

[FINISHED] 10am | Only a Tree: Live Story and Art Workshop with Mary Murphy

November 20, 2020 10:00 am
Cost: €15 per class
Until 10:30 am
SI/1ST/2ND

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

Join creative talent Mary Murphy for a fun, creative workshop featuring her new book, Only a Tree Knows How to be a Tree, a beautifully written and illustrated picture book about celebrating nature and our own individuality.

In this live event Mary will share a specially made video, introducing Only a Tree. During the video, set in Galway, Mary reads them her book and inspires children to imagine and create their own tree scene.

Mary will then do a short draw-along with the children before answering any questions the children have about her book or her work as an illustrator and writer.

It’s a good idea to prepare questions before the event with your pupils.

 Why not photograph the children’s artwork and send it to the Wonderfest team? We’d love to share it in our online gallery!

A live, interactive event, delivered digitally via your own whiteboard.

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Mary Murphy

Mary Murphy has written and illustrated more than forty bright, strong books for children including What I Like Most and A Kiss Like This. She lives in Dublin with her two dogs Honey and Alfie. Her latest book, Only a Tree Knows How to be a Tree, was published in March 2020 by Otter Barry Books.

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Only a Tree Knows How to be a Tree

A tree has leaves that turn sunshine into tree food. Amazing! Dogs, fishes, birds, water... they are all themselves, yet they fit together to make our living world. A highly original book about what it means to be a person, unique yet intrinsically linked to the wider world - other people, animals and nature. ... a book that can help open up discussions with children about the world and their place in it.

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Wonderfest Wonderfest · 4 months ago
@WonderFestIre
This looks terrific - we'll be there! A must for any children's writers or illustrators and anyone who wants to find out more about children's books. https://t.co/6LtaWDfkBp
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Sarah Webb is Away Writing in July@sarahwebbishere
Join us at the next online #ChildrensBookSalon on Thurs 24 Feb 7.30pm with
@HGold_author
@gerrydalyart
@Erika_McGann
@markbradleyart + @KatiaCotton
talking about their new books.
A must for all who love children's books.
Tickets available here: https://t.co/p4MTKyBEHh https://t.co/6B92dpQzlg
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Wonderfest Wonderfest · 7 months ago
@WonderFestIre
Watch out for #BookElves2021 from today until 2nd Dec - lots of great recommendations from children's writers, illustrators, librarians, teachers and more.
If you're looking for a children's book, the elves are there to help! https://t.co/MXGLs3Zeve
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Sarah Webb is Away Writing in July@sarahwebbishere
🚨The #BookElves2021 are back!🚨
We are children's writers, illustrators, booksellers, reviewers, librarians and teachers and we LOVE children's books.
Today we'll be recommending some of our favourite #IrishBooks
Watch out for us during @RTELateLateShow #LateLateToyShow too! https://t.co/wxNdd7sxli
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Wonderfest Wonderfest · 7 months ago
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And that’s a wrap! #WonderFest21 has officially come to an end and we’ve had an incredible time celebrating the best of children’s books in Ireland over the last five days. https://t.co/Inkm4UrgpU
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