If you have young kids and the thought of reading hansel and gretel or bear in the big blue house for the six hundredth time faces you every night then this new range of Kids books is just the ticket.
The books are available from the authors website at www.childrenssportsbooks.com The information below is from the site detailing the 2 current books which give a unique Irish sports perspective to childrens books and will have you looking forward to reading about not only the characters you kids will love but the ones that will bring back memories for the adult reading it as well a certain goal scored against a certain nearby country springs to mind....
Part of the profit from the books also goes to Irish charities Bernardos and the Cormack Trust.
The Legendary Bear is a glossy, full colour, illustrated, rhyming, children's book (4-8 years old) based on Ireland's victory against England in the European Championship 1988. It describes the epic encounter between Irish Bears and English Lions in a way that holds the childs imagination.
It fills the gap in the market for a soccer book specifically for younger boys and girls that can be read by their guardians, themselves or teachers and allows the guardian to interact through questions asked on the game and each player. The animals represented add another dimension to this interaction.
The Legendary GAAme
It fills the gap in the market for a GAA book specifically for younger boys and girls that can be read by their guardians, themselves or teachers and allows the guardian to interact through questions asked on each player. The animals represented are all Irish aswell so this adds another dimension to this interaction.
Characters include DJ Cat (DJ Carey,Kilkenny), Barney Broc (Barney Rock,Dublin), Whelehan Wolfhound (Brian Whelehan,Offaly), Jimmy Barry Seal (Jimmy Barry Murphy,Cork), The Connelly Bears (Connelly Brothers,Galway), Ducksy Walsh (Ducksy Walsh,Kilkenny) Jamsie Sparrow (Jamsie O'Connor,Clare), Cora Deer (Cora Staunton,Mayo) Cormac Bull (Cormac Mc Anallen,Tyrone) Pat Fox (Pat Fox,Tipperary), Jack King Puck (Jack O' Shea,Kerry)
