Small Bunny's Blue Blanket 

written and illustrated by Tatyana Feeney. 

Join children’s author/ illustrator, Tatyana Feeney, who reads her book, Small Bunny’s Blue Blanket. This is the perfect story to listen to with your favourite blanket or teddy. After the story check out the video of Tatyana drawing and showing us how to draw Small Bunny.

Small Bunny’s Blue Blanket is published by Oxford University Press and is one in a series of four stories by Tatyana.

 Chapter Readings

Irish Legends

(Read by Emer from Ashbourne Library)

 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

The Supermarket Ghost by Gordon Snell

 (Read by Eve from Dunboyne Library)

 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Horrid Henry

Horrid Henry is always getting into trouble or causing mischief. We have five adventures with Horrid Henry from the collection Horrid Henry's Wicked Ways. Find out how he annoys his younger brother, Perfect Peter and what he get's up to o his holidays. Horrid Henry is written by Francesca Simon & Illustrated by Tony Ross. Published by Orion Books. 

(read by Mary from Ashbourne Library) 

 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Wired Teeth by Oisín McGann

Welcome to Jason's world! This book is about crazy dentists, secret agents and remote controlled braces! Jason McGinty's a bad kid: a bully whose gang rules the schoolyard. But when he gets braces on his teeth, things start to go wrong for him. His mouth looks awful, and worst of all, he begins to hear voices that no one else can hear. Are the voices real? Do they have something to do with the braces? And who is the big, scary boy who looks so like Jason? Something sinister is going on! Wired Teeth is written & illustrated by Oisin McGann and published by O'Brien Press

 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

(Read by Emer from Ashbourne Library)

George Speaks by Dick King-Smith

George is no ordinary baby. He looks ordinary, with his round face and squashy node. But his sister Laura soon discovers that he's absolutely extraordinary. Everyone's life is turned upside down from the day George speaks!

 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

(Read by Eve from Dunboyne Library)

My Brother's Famous Bottom by Jeremy Strong

Nicholas's dad has a plan to make some fast cash. Nappies! Some disposable-nappy people are looking for a beautiful botty for their new advert - and all Nicholas's baby brother has to do is pass the audition. What could possibly go wrong?

 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

(Read by Mary from Ashbourne Library)

The Legend of Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer

Will and Marty are doomed to spend their holidays in the library.  If they put a foot wrong Mrs Murphy, the legendary librarian, will use her dreaded gas-powered spud gun and they don't want that - just ask Ugly Frank how he got his nickname!

 Part 1  |  Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

(Read by Carmel from Navan Library)

Stories and Songs with Mary

Join Mary from Ashbourne for some great stories and get your shakers ready for the songs!

This story is Look out Leon by Jez Alborough and it's published by Walker. And follow the links below to the author's website to download and print some colouring pages of the characters from the story.

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell - Storytime with Carmel

This is a great interactive lift the flap story published by MacMilllan Children's Books.  See if you can guess which animals the zoo sent as a pet....

And we've included some colouring sheets and activities to download from Pan MacMillan's website.