Picks from Dr Christina McDonnell, founder of online bookshop Genius Juniors her website is www.geniusjuniors.ie
For our youngest readers
That's Not My Santa/Christmas/Fairy/ Reindeer / Snowman / and non-Christmas ones by Fiona Watt.
The Nutcracker / Santa Sound book by Violeta Dabija.
Several by Ingela P Arrehnius - Where's Santa Claus, Where’s Mr Polar Bear, Where’s Mr Snowman?
Usbourne Winter Wonderland Book plus jigsaws or Santa Book plus jigsaws
Let’s Pretend Christmas set with jigsaws.
For readers aged 4 – 8
The Great Irish Weather Book by Joanna Donnelly.
The Great Irish Farm Book by Darragh McCullough
The Great Irish Politics Book by David McCullough
The Great Irish History Book by Myles Dungan,
Naturama by Michael Fewer with Melissa Doran.
The Great Big Book of Irish Wildlife by Juanita Browne.
And the books series by Fatti and John Burke – Historopedia, Focloiropedia, Irelandopedia.
Usborne Look Inside range - wild weather, science, food, cars, jobs, our world, trains, space, castle, airport, animal homes, things that go - there is something for everyone.
Usborne – All You Need to Know by the Age 7 series – tackling science, maths, our world.
Niall Breslin’s books – The Sleep Scan, Take Five, The Magic Moment, The Chill Skill are very popular.
Shifty McGifty series by Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton
Usborne books - Never Get Bored
For readers aged 8 – 12
Grandpa Frank's Great Big Bucket List by Jenny Pearson
Anisha Accidental Detective series by Serena Patel
Hubble Bubble series by Tracey Corderoy and Joe Berger
Books by Nosy Crow – titles include How to Be Me or Not My Fault
Ella On The Outside by Cath Howe
Teen readers
Usborne 100 Things to Know Series - planet earth, space, science, food, numbers computers and coding, oceans
Usborne 'For Beginners’ series - climate crisis, law, maths, money, philosophy, politics (boxset of 5 available)
Picks from Elaina Ryan, CEO of Children’s Books Ireland
Ag Buzzáil sa Ghairdín by Áine Ní Ghlinn and Mr Ando (0+) - Áine Ní Ghlinn and Andrew Whitson
Be Wild Little One by Olivia Hope, illustrated by Daniel Egneus (age 2+)
Míp agus Blípín by Máire Zepf, illustrated by Paddy Donnelly (age 2+)
Once Upon a Fairytale by Natalia and Lauren O’Hara (age 3+)
The Bad Guys – episodes 15 and 16 by Aaron Blabey (age 5+)
Bunny Vs Monkey by Jamie Smart (5-8)
InvestiGATORS series by John Patrick Green (5-8)
The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions by Isabel Thomas, ill by Aaron Cushley (age 7+)
The Adventures of Team Pom: The Last Dodo by Isabel Roxas (age 7+)
The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams by Shane Hegarty, illustrated by Jeff Crowther (age 7+)
Neon’s Secret Universe by Sibéal Pounder, illustrated by Sarah Warburton (age 8+)
The Book of Secrets by Alex Dunne (9+)
The Very Merry Murder Club, edited by Serena Patel and Robin Stevens, illustrated by Harry Woodgate (age 9+)
These are the Words by Nikita Gill (teen)
Truth Be Told by Sue Divin (Young adult)
Scattered Showers (stories) by Rainbow Rowell, illustrated by Jim Tierney (Young adult)