There’s great excitement when the school band is chosen to march in the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade.

Olanna practises really hard on her tin whistle. At last the big day arrives and they line up with the stilt-walkers, the bagpipers, the dancing leprechauns.

Then disaster strikes.

But Olanna – and her granny back in Nigeria – saves the day!

A new series of books for modern, multi-cultural Ireland for children aged 6-8

'distinctively illustrated by artists from the Cartoon Saloon'

'well-written, entertaining and enlightening stories for children'

'a handsome collection of full-colour picture books'

'particularly attractive … for reading aloud in class'

'highly recommended'

'a timely series that will be invaluable both in the school and home environment … these thought-provoking books will be of immense value to teachers, parents and of course children'

'a dramatic colour palette and quirky characters make for arresting illustrations, matched by a heart-warming and somewhat poignant storyline'

'particularly charming'

'Editor's Choice' 'attractive and important'

'innovative and exciting'

'appropriate and timely'

'aimed at age six and upwards, this excellent and enjoyable non-preachy series … should be in every school'

'an excellent and thought-provoking new series of multicultural books from O’Brien'

'[Bridges] introduce us to some of the newer cultures in our island in warm and sympathetic fashion'

'captivating as well as educational'

'hopefully they are the first of many in that they ably reflect the ethnic mix that Ireland’s population has now become. Inter-racial and inter-generational, they explore differences in culture and language, and celebrate communication'

'impressively designed, with bright coloured pictures, well-spaced text and a narrative that uses simple language but in its most effective way'

'four beautifully written and very colourfully illustrated books'

'could be used in the area of integration, geography and religious studies'

'the text is carefully graded in terms of language'

'merry and inventive'

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