Brian Fitzgerald – illustratör

Read Write Inc. Phonics Book Bag Books are engaging texts to support children with additional reading practice outside the classroom. They have been specifically designed for children to take home after school, in order to share their reading journey and celebrate their achievements with parents and carers. The books are closely matched to the existing Read Write Inc. Phonics Storybooks to reinforce children's classroom learning of phonics at the appropriate level, helping them to make even faster progress in reading.

What gives you a seat, a floor for your feet?A place you can sit with your family to eat? The pum-pum of a drum, a guitar’s twangy strum . . .Tree wood makes music zing, ping, and hum.Using lilting, rhyming couplets, this book explores the many items that are made from trees. But it doesn’t stop there! Kids will also learn about the many uses of live trees – and the environmental danger to trees posed by forest fires, floods, and deforestation. Kids are encouraged to be kind, not only to one another, but to the environment as well.Kids will view their backyards and parks in a whole new light after going on an arboreal eco-tour in this gorgeous paean to trees.This book is printed on responsibly sourced, 100% recycled FSC paper.

Meet Rosa and her familia in this bilingual celebration of her favorite tree."This is the apple tree, el manzano, that grows near the house where Rosa lives.This is the sun, el sol, that shines every day on the tree near the house."Rosa and her family live in a house in the country where an apple tree grows. With short stanzas, interspersed with occasional vocabulary in Spanish, we journey through the year and witness the tree as it changes and develops fruit. We discover what makes the tree grow strong and how the flowers are pollinated. Eventually the apples are fully grown and ready to be picked. On a warm late summer afternoon we join Rosa and her family for a celebratory picnic where a specially-made apple pie takes center stage. This charming story delivers some beginning Spanish vocabulary as well as a lesson in plant life for young readers who will enjoy spending time with Rosa, her dog, Churro, and her entire family. Back matter includes a non-fiction spread showing the cycle from flower to fruit and a simple apple sauce recipe to be made with adult supervision.

A gorgeous exploration of water and how it is essential to sustaining life on Earth.Would life be fun without water? It would not!Pools for lap swimming, ponds for row boating, Lazy rivers for paddling and floating, Canoe in a creek, sail on the blue sea, And on a big lake stand on one ski.Snorkel in the ocean, what's down in the deep?Jump in and splash from a cliff so steep! Using lilting, rhyming couplets, this book explores the many way that water is essential to our lives and the existence of life on earth. But it doesn’t stop there! Kids will also learn about the many uses of water – and the environmental danger to water  posed by pollution and lack of respect for this precious resource. Kids are encouraged to be kind, not only to one another, but to the environment as well.Kids will view the many forms of water in our lives and will view it in a whole new light after going on an aquatic eco-tour in this gorgeous poem about water. This book is printed on responsibly sourced, 100% recycled FSC paper.

The third book in the Be Thankful . . . series for kids; this time, providing a gorgeous exploration of plant life and showing how essential they are to sustaining life on EarthWould animals be satisfied without plants? They would not!Leaves for gorillas, Food for antelopes,Grasses for zebras on African slopes.Plankton for small krill, Greens for manateesPlants provide food in big oceans and seas.The third book in the successful Be Thankful . . . series, Plants uses lilting, rhyming couplets to explore the many ways that plants are essential to our lives and the existence of life on earth. But it doesn’t stop there! Kids will also learn about the many uses of plants—and the environmental danger to plants posed by pollution and lack of respect for this precious resource. In this series, kids are encouraged to be kind, not only to one another but to the environment as well. Kids will view the many types of plants in our lives and will see them in a whole new light after going on a botanical eco-tour in this gorgeous poem about plants. This book is printed on responsibly sourced, 100% recycled FSC paper.

‘Let’s go on an adventure!’ says Aoife. But poor Rosie is an old dog. Can she do it?Find out what happens when Rosie sets out on a very special walk. With a little imagination and lots of help from all sorts of people and creatures along the way, everyone knows, ‘You can do it, Rosie!’Aoife discovers that a trip to the park can be just as magical as any adventure to the mountains or the sea - as long as she has Rosie with her!

Wildlife expert Éanna Ní Lamhna and artist Brian Fitzgerald explore the WONDERS OF THE WILDNature has lots of hidden treasures. From rabbits eating their own poo to what feeds on humans and how caterpillars burst! Discover animal-eating plants, what rises from the dead, sealife that glows in the dark, and many more weird and wonderful surprises from nature.

’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through Croke ParkIt was quiet and peaceful; the great pitch was dark ...But not for long!As the clock strikes midnight, there's a magical surprise: Santa, his elves and reindeer arrive for a night of mischief, mayhem and football.

Get ready to meet everyone’s favourite creatures from Irish folklore, all using their powers in unexpected ways.

As every year, Bunny looks forward to parking her camper van in a peaceful spot, and enjoying her usual routine of relaxing amongst nature - on her own. To her horror, she wakes up to find a noisy purple monster camped right next door! At first she is delighted when a storm blows away his tent, but then she can't help but take pity on his plight, and gradually realises that doing things together can be more fun than solitude.

Catchy rhyme and pantomime create the perfect read to share! In the green, green castle with the green, green doorAnd green, green carpets on the green, green floor,There lived a little ghost who was never seen,And that is because he was green, green, green!The naughty little ghost loves giving his unsuspecting victims a fright with a loud ‘Boo!’ – they can’t see him, but the reader can!   Each character blames the wrong person, until the clever jester finds an unexpected way to expose the culprit!

Normally Zarah and her brother are collected from school by their dad, who rushes them home taking every shortcut. But today, Uncle Jerome is collecting them, and he takes them on 'The long way home'. Reluctant to go further than necessary, the children complain at first, but are soon caught up in amazing adventures, as their uncle gets them to use their five senses to conjure up a world of fun and imagination. Birds become pterodactyls, ripples in the water become crocodiles ... they soon realise that the best adventures only happen on the long way home!

Albie arrived wearing NOTHING but fur, he could have been either a Him or Her...Most teddy bears let their owner decide, but Albie would not, for a bear has its pride.But each outfit that Albie purchases - from fairy to pirate, from cowboy to elegant city gent - proves unsuitable in some way, and by the end of the week his bedroom is heaped with discarded clothes. How will he dress in order to feel like himself?A hilarious story in verse that's great to read aloud, about dressing up and one bear's search for his own identity.

Albie arrived wearing NOTHING but fur, he could have been either a Him or Her... Most teddy bears let their owner decide, but Albie would not, for a bear has its pride. But each outfit that Albie purchases - from fairy to pirate, from cowboy to elegant city gent - proves unsuitable in some way, and by the end of the week his bedroom is heaped with discarded clothes. How will he dress in order to feel like himself? A hilarious story in verse that's great to read aloud, about dressing up and one bear's search for his own identity.

Longlisted for the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards!“A lively adaptation of the traditional Irish folk song ‘The Rattlin’ Bog’, this musical picturebook showcases the brilliant bog and the creatures that call it their home” – Inis magazineRo, ro, the rattlin’ bog, the bog down in the valley-o! In an Irish peat bog, a rattlin’ (Irish slang for “wonderful”) tree contains a rattlin’ nest, which contains a rattlin’ egg, which contains a rattlin’ bird . . . all the way down to a seed of a brand-new rattlin’ tree. This traditional Irish tune, sung by a traditional Irish band, invites readers to join the lively fun and discover the bog's hidden treasures! Joins Barefoot's singalong collection Includes a QR code to original audio and animation Includes notes on Irish peat bogs and the creatures that live there, as well as plant and animal life cycles

A heartwarming story to reassure children with first-day nerves about starting school!It's Mouse's first day of school. It's Dinosaur's first day of school. They don't want to go! What if no-one likes them? School looks so scary. But when lessons start, there's a very big surprise . . . With vibrant illustrations from award-winning illustrator Brian Fitzgerald, this comforting story with an unexpected twist is the perfect book to help children know what to expect on their first day of school. Fans of The Colour Monster Goes to School and Dash Dinosaur is Starting School will love I Don't Want to Go to School.