Böcker av Mary Murphy

I’m going out to play,Please, will you come too?Everything is betterWhen I do it with you!Two adorable monkeys laugh, play and look out for each other in this sweet and uplifting picture book. With eye-catching, bright artwork, adorable characters and simple, bouncy text, Friends Forever is suffused with Mary’s trademark playful humour and heart.

The first book in the delightful, warm and funny series about how tiny people called fidders lend a helping hand to humans-perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell, Andy Shepherd and Francesca SimonI'm Stevie Clipper. Me and my dad, we're fidders, and it's our job to help humans. Humans can't see fidders, and we can't let you know we exist. That's the rule, anyway. But me, I'm not so good with rules. Especially when a human I care about is in big, big trouble... The first book in a BRAND NEW WORLD and JAMPACKED WITH ILLUSTRATIONS by the author!

Does she hail from a matriarchal lineage of madwomen? Or an ancestry of female power and purpose? Norah's life and novelist career are thriving and her once solitary existence is opening to a newfound love; but her enduring desire for a deep connection with her often dismissive mother, Úla, still feels elusive. After the mysterious disappearance of her grandmother, Norah finds a peculiar box while sorting the contents of her Nana's old barn. This recovery turns Norah's life into a whirlwind of discovery. Secrets and revelations pour forth from a mysterious family diary that details the intricately connected stories and lives of her foremothers.Falling under the spell of the Irish Seannachí (storytellers), Norah must ignore the laws of logic as she journeys into ancient traditions and long-hidden ways of knowing. Through the process Úla, unravels the puzzle of her own tumultuous maternal relationship as she and Norah work to repair theirs. When Úla unexpectedly finds herself at death's door, Norah must risk testing ancient ceremonial traditions for new world solutions to save her mother. Fiction, fantasy, history, folklore, and impish flights of fancy pleasurably collide for a startling and intoxicating read through the ages of Ireland.

Granny June brings six-year-old Juiper to The Blooming Barn, a local flower farm, where Juniper wanders rows of rainbow blooms, choosing and clipping her favourite ones. While there, Juniper meets a resident bee, Bumble. Girl and bee explore the gardens together and an enchanting, summer-long friendship emerges.

This is a houseful of eclectic works of fiction, gliding seamlessly over the waves of genre diversity, within these 308 pages, the reader will find one novella, one novelette, seven short stories, four flash fiction stories, and three poems. Be swept into the undulating current of time to become a traveler, a witness, and a companion to lives that have passed and those that are yet to be.Wander back to a simpler, but more secretive, time when Neala meets Imogen and unspoken love unfolds over a lifetime. Meet our future selves, resisting globalized government control and a world of hologram consciences that want independence. Follow a charlatan from her humble mining town beginnings to her unceremonious career-ending visit from an old friend. Delight in a painter's dreamscape of swans, and the bickering banter of Irish spirits across a graveyard. More stories await you... dive in!

From the creator of A Kiss Like This and Say Hello Like This, comes a third Like This novelty title - a gorgeous exploration of the many ways animals snuggle down to sleep, and the perfect read-aloud for parents and babies to share at bedtime.

What goes around comes around in this farmyard tale about the contagiousness of kindness. Hen gives Pig an unexpected present. "How kind!" says Pig. Pig is so touched, in fact, that he decides to do something kind too. So Pig gives Rabbit a gift. "How kind!" says Rabbit, who does something kind for Cow, who is kind to Cat, who wants to be kind in turn. Where will all of this kindness lead?

All the animals love the baby ¿ and so will you!"I saw the baby! Did you see the baby?" "Yes! I saw the baby, the teeny, weeny thing." "I tickled the baby! Did you tickle the baby?" "Yes! I tickled the baby, the wriggly, giggly thing!" Join in the fun in this shout-out-loud board book for the very youngest of children.

With a sure touch, this beautiful book shows every young child its special place in the world, and how everyone and everything is both itself and part of the whole.

A joyous version of the nativity story told by a curious little owl.It is a silent night and Little Owl is sitting in their tree with a waiting feeling, when a star sparkles along. "Come with me," says the star, and Little Owl follows, as do three men on camels and shepherds with their sheep. They soon find themselves part of the happiest scene on Earth. Perfect for small hands, this sturdy board book features a sparkly gold starburst foil effect on the cover and a triumphant last page!

Mary Murphy''s perennial favorite about a little penguin who likes holding hands, dancing, and having all sorts of fun returns in a new bilingual edition.

This is the story of a gentleman from the idealic island of Madeira who emigrated to North America, namely to the state of Massachusetts in the United States, and of his grandparents who emigrated to Brazil, namely S¿o Fid¿lis in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The how's and wherefore's are lost to history, but this is a good rendition of the events leading up to and including their journey and resettlement.

Shows how the western city evolved from a male-dominated mining enclave to a community in which men and women participated on a more equal basis as leisure patterns changed and consumer culture grew