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The Old Watering Can by Louise Royston-Smith: an old Chinese fable made new again, adding a greater charm; quiet, certain, joyous; an exquisite expression of love, friendship & purpose. My picture book of the year to date. @graffegbooks.bsky.social fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/t...

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5 new joys from @theobrienpress.bsky.social A little something for everyone to while away long summer days, dream enchanting dreams and wonder. Or maybe just escape to the Emerald Isle in all its’ glory. #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2025/05/15/o...

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The Nightmare Club is back with brand new, even creepier covers! A sleepover that is not for wimps! Help! My Brother's a Zombie! by Deirdre Sullivan; I mean #AnnieGraves & The Wolflings' Bite by @oisinmcgann.bsky.social... I mean also by #AnnieGraves. fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2025/05/13/t...

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It was a weekend for a party! Thanks to Siobhan for organising everything, to all the family for turning up & to the fur-brother for being such a good boy! I can't imagine how it could have been better. Happy Birthday, Oliver and daddy Shawn! (My baby boy is 40!) #familyjoy #HappyBirthdayToYou💖🎉🎈🎂

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A school and a market were targeted...a school and a market. No words...

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A world historical crime, taking place in full view, with the perpetrators so convinced of their impunity that they can brag about genocidal intent, and it’s hard not to agree with their calculation that no one will stop them and no one will be held accountable

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Happy Cinco de Mayo!

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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social A teeny Coast Rock Cress popped up in my front garden. So bright! But so delicate. It feels like a gift. #wildflowerhour

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Darkisle has risen! Conn of the Dead by @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social:will cause your hair to stand on end, while you’re laughing out loud; chilling, suspenceful, imaginative, full of heart & humour; whirlwind of a book. #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/d...

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May Day flowers! So much lost during #StormEowyn (that I'm only just discovering) but life finds a way. Joyous Bealtaine blessings! #MayDay2025 #itsthesimplethings

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Happy May Day and Bealtaine blessings.

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Israel shot a 23 year old pregnant woman in head with a bullet that explodes on impact. Why?

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My garden is still in the throes of post-Storm Eowyn disaster. It took out nearly evetything. But this beautiful acquilegia has arrived unbidden...nature is amazing. #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

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Daily Bear: LB Koala has a new favourite book! Finders of Silverthorn Forest: The Lost Treasures by Rachel Chivers Khoo; a cosy, adventurous read with an environmental theme; charming, enchanting, imaginative...read it! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2025/04/24/i...

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Happy Easter, everyone. 🐰🌼🐣🌸🐥

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Solo by Gráinne OBrien: a gentle, powerful verse novel; exquisite; beautifully rendered, raw, honest; a loving journey back from heartbreak & loss; glimmering with hope; a quiet triumph. @littleislandbooks.bsky.social #YABooks #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2025/04/17/s...

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Ahhh...something lovely & wonderful...my childhood, my childrens' childhood, my grandchildrens' childhood. "In the great, green room..." #goodnightmoon

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The Wild Robot by @peterbrownstudio.com : one of my go-to favourites; charming, intriguing, hopeful, quirky,utterly beautiful. A perfect book to share at storytime, both at home and in school. #FallenStarStories #MGBooks #KidsNeedBooksLikeThis fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2025/04/11/h...

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I used to have a beautiful garden. But the storm in January killed just about everything, including the grass. I am trying. But I'm also waiting for 2 trees in my garden to be taken down. They're all going to fall. The garden is my mental health. So yeah, I want to go into the forest and scream.

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This is UNBEARABLE #MomSky LOGGING HALF OF OUR NATIONAL FORESTS Here's the map, especially hit hard the Pacific Northwest The damage this will do will take Decades and Decades to repair and maybe never 🙏😪 TREES PROVIDE OXYGEN TREES COMBAT CARBON DIOXIDE THEY HELP COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE 🤬

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Who wants a trip to the bookshop?! Badger Books by Paddy Donnelly; coming in May: a complete joy; lively, thoughtful, funny, imaginative… a firm belief in listening to each other & working together. @theobrienpress.bsky.social #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2025/04/05/a...

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A bit of happiness & creativity. At the Spring Wreath workshop at The Flow Life in Craughwell...I made this.

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The Case of the Secret Signal by Brian Gallagher; we're off again with our intrepid trio in 1911; a cracking mystery & cleverly wrought picture of Dublin; drama, action, bravery, intelligent; filled w/friendship. A real gem! #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2025/04/03/t...

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Ohmygod, no....RIP, dear Ken. A gentleman; a great & fascinating crime writer (I generally don't read crime...but I read Ken Bruen) and a dear friend. I can't hardly believe he's gone...Galway will be a lesser place without you, Ken. All my heartfelt condolences to Phil and Grace. #KenƁruen

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I wanted to post something normal so...time change time! Tonight/early tomorrow morning, we "spring forward" one hour. If you have any clocks that aren't wifi connected, don't forget to change them. (I miss this little ritual.) #SpringForward🕰 #TimeChange

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Trinity warns staff not to answer US government request for diversity and equality information jrnl.ie/6662142

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3 from @theobrienpress.bsky.social A Little Birdie Told Me by Tarsila Kruse; Puifín Beag agus an Dorchadasa by Erika McGann & Gerry Daly; A Limerick Fairytale by Gráinne O'Brien & Lena Stawowy #FallenStarStories #PictureBooks #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2025/03/29/p...

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The Bird Thief by Rachel Keating; illustrated by Naomi Bennet: beautiful exploration of family life, mental health & the healing power of the natural world; moving, raw, magical, exciting...it’s simply wonderful. @graffegbooks.bsky.social fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/t...

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Oh! The joy! #BookPost from The O'Brien Press. It's just wonderful...loving every single page! Thank you, Paddy Donnelly for taking us back to Ballybrush and for taking me back to everything that's great about the bookshop! #BadgersBooks #BookPostIsTheBestPost #PictureBooks #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks

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A blessed & joyous Spring Equinox to every one of you! We have reached the moment of balance...Spring is here, the days are getting longer and, I hope, everything will be okay. Plant those seeds of kindness, and goodness. (Goddess Ostara by Helen Nelson Reed) #springequinox2025🌱🌸🌼 #ostarablessings

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In which I celebrate 20 years of Futa Fata, and give you the low-down on this beautiful new edition of Cití Cearc by Patricia Forde, new illustrations by Úna Woods. Congratulations! And here's to 20 more years! #LeabharAsGaeilge #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks fallenstarstories.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/f...

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Indigenous Canadian famine aid 'hidden in plain sight' Donations to Irish people from indigenous communities in Canada during the Great Famine have been "hidden in plain sight", a professor has said. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

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Happy St Patricks' Day, everyone!

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