Patricia Forde erkundet in ihrem Debütroman die Macht und Bedeutung von Wörtern und markiert damit ihren Übergang zum Schreiben für junge Erwachsene. Ihre Arbeit befasst sich damit, wie Sprache unsere Wahrnehmung der Realität und der Welt um uns herum prägt. Fordes unverwechselbare Stimme verbindet Verspieltheit mit tiefgründiger Einsicht und macht sie zu einer fesselnden Erzählerin. Sie gestaltet Erzählungen, die sowohl fesselnd als auch zum Nachdenken anregend sind und die Leser einladen, die tieferen Bedeutungen zu betrachten, die in der Sprache eingebettet sind.
A little girl confides in her grandma about her fears: pirates, monsters, the big dog down the lane... Each time her grandma suggests a way to overcome her fear by imagining funny situations. Eventually the girl tells her biggest fear - that her grandma will go away and leave her forever. The grandma tells her that she will always live in her heart... and she can imagine her in a yellow polkadot bikini if she likes!
The sequel to the award-winning post-apocalypic novel The Wordsmith. There's a new new leader of Ark and the battle to save language, art and music is far from over.
Fia longs to visit the mysterious island. One night a moonbeam reaches across the bay and leads her there.
A new book from the author of The List Praise for Bumpfizzle: "So hilarious! Patricia Forde is definitely the high queen of Irish comedy." -- Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl Bumpfizzle is an alien sent to Earth on a mysterious mission from Planet Plonk. Or is he a ten-year-old boy who is jealous of all the attention his parents are giving to The Baby? Bumpfizzle's confusion at Earthling behaviours, as reported in his diary and his frequent reports back to Plonk, are hilarious, and his adventures are ridiculous, from eating the cat's food to biting his teacher (to check if humans would make a good source of food for Plonkers) and attempting to sacrifice a goat. Elina Braslina's playful, Quentin Blake-like illustrations bring Bumpfizzle's adventures on Earth delightfully to life.
A tale-of-truest friendship book A fill-my-heart with love book A read-again-and-again book An epic tale of love, loss, reunion and adventure on the high seas told through the friendship of a girl and her beloved dog, Fidget.Written by debut picture-book author Trish Forde and illustrated by rising star Rachael Saunders, this is a book that combines humour and heart with a faultless read-aloud rhythm.
Letta, charged with collecting and saving words, uncovers a sinister plan to suppress language, robbing the people of Ark of the power of speech, and realizes she must also save the culture, itself
Set on a meticulously controlled planet, Aria is thrust into a moral dilemma when she learns her true heritage as half-human. Tasked with initiating the destruction of Earth, she grapples with the realization that humans, whom she was taught to view as inferior, possess deep emotions and a zest for life despite their mortality. As the experiment on Earth reaches its climax, Aria must confront her beliefs and decide whether to fulfill her mission or protect the very people she has come to admire.
Mała dziewczynka zwierza się babci ze swoich lęków – boi się piratów, potworów, wielkiego psa sąsiada, wampirów. Babcia oswaja lęki dziewczynki, proponując jej za każdym razem inną zabawną sytuację do wyobrażenia. Owo wypowiedziane przez babcię „Wyobraź sobie” pomaga przezwyciężyć dziecięce lęki i niepokoje. Przecież piraci nie są tak straszni, jeśli odłożą szpady i zaczną bawić się lalkami! No i jak tu bać się wampira ze smoczkiem w buzi? Tekst wielokrotnie nagradzanej irlandzkiej autorki z pięknymi ilustracjami Eliny Brasliny to krzepiąca opowieść o sile wyobraźni i humoru w walce ze strachem.