Dermot Flynn – illustratör

**WINNER Children's Book of the Year Senior, Irish Book Awards 2024****WINNER Book of the Year, Children's Books Ireland Awards 2025****WINNER Ellis Dillon Debut Award ****WINNER Children's Book of the Year: Poetry, The Week Junior Book Awards 2025****LONGLISTED for Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026****LONGLISTED for Carnegie Medal for Illustrations 2026**Fia and her snow deer Solas have always had a powerful and unbreakable connection. But as Fia's village face a seemingly eternal winter, they turn their sights to Solas and an ancient prophecy that promises the return of sunlight and life, if the ultimate sacrifice is made . . .Refusing to allow the worst to happen, Fia and her cousin Mish run from the village with Solas, seeking out the Deer Mother - the mythical being who wakes the sun at the winter solstice and who might be their only hope.But the wilderness is harsh and shadows lurk at every turn. Can they make it to the Deer Mother? And, if they do, what choices will Fia face to bring back the sun and save her village?A powerful and beautiful tale set in snowy pre-historic Ireland, about hope, kindness and the power of friendship, from exceptional new writing talent, Eilish Fisher, brought to life with stunning illustrations from Dermot Flynn.Praise for Fia and the Last Snow Deer'Tender, hopeful and thrillingly wild' Abi Elphinstone, bestselling author of Sky Song'A beautiful, lyrical read full of love, hardship and hope . . . I cannot recommend this book highly enough.’ Reading Zone, five star review'Visually delicious and lyrically lovely' Oliver Callen, RTÉ Radio One'A stunning debut, which should become a classic, with immediate appeal for fans of writers like Michelle Paver and Abi Elphinstone.' The Irish Times'An otherworldly debut' Image Magazine'Writing and illustration of equal beauty' Sara Keating, Best Books of 2024 selection, The Irish Times

**WINNER Children's Book of the Year Senior, Irish Book Awards 2024****WINNER Book of the Year, Children's Books Ireland Awards 2025****WINNER Ellis Dillon Debut Award ****WINNER Children's Book of the Year: Poetry, The Week Junior Book Awards 2025****LONGLISTED for Carnegie Medal for Writing 2026****LONGLISTED for Carnegie Medal for Illustrations 2026**Fia and her snow deer Solas have always had a powerful and unbreakable connection. But as Fia's village face a seemingly eternal winter, they turn their sights to Solas and an ancient prophecy that promises the return of sunlight and life, if the ultimate sacrifice is made . . .Refusing to allow the worst to happen, Fia and her cousin Mish run from the village with Solas, seeking out the Deer Mother - the mythical being who wakes the sun at the winter solstice and who might be their only hope.But the wilderness is harsh and shadows lurk at every turn. Can they make it to the Deer Mother? And, if they do, what choices will Fia face to bring back the sun and save her village?A powerful and beautiful tale set in snowy pre-historic Ireland, about hope, kindness and the power of friendship, from exceptional new writing talent, Eilish Fisher, brought to life with stunning illustrations from Dermot Flynn.Praise for Fia and the Last Snow Deer'Tender, hopeful and thrillingly wild' Abi Elphinstone, bestselling author of Sky Song'A beautiful, lyrical read full of love, hardship and hope . . . I cannot recommend this book highly enough.’ Reading Zone, five star review'Visually delicious and lyrically lovely' Oliver Callen, RTÉ Radio One'A stunning debut, which should become a classic, with immediate appeal for fans of writers like Michelle Paver and Abi Elphinstone.' The Irish Times'An otherworldly debut' Image Magazine'Writing and illustration of equal beauty' Sara Keating, Best Books of 2024 selection, The Irish Times

**WINNER Children's Book of the Year Senior, Irish Book Awards 2024****WINNER Book of the Year, Children's Books Ireland Awards 2025****WINNER Ellis Dillon Debut Award ****WINNER Children's Book of the Year: Poetry, The Week Junior Book Awards 2025**Fia and her snow deer Solas have always had a powerful and unbreakable connection. But as Fia's village face a seemingly eternal winter, they turn their sights to Solas and an ancient prophecy that promises the return of sunlight and life, if the ultimate sacrifice is made . . .Refusing to allow the worst to happen, Fia and her cousin Mish run from the village with Solas, seeking out the Deer Mother - the mythical being who wakes the sun at the winter solstice and who might be their only hope.But the wilderness is harsh and shadows lurk at every turn. Can they make it to the Deer Mother? And, if they do, what choices will Fia face to bring back the sun and save her village?A powerful and beautiful tale set in snowy pre-historic Ireland, about hope, kindness and the power of friendship, from exceptional new writing talent, Eilish Fisher, brought to life with stunning illustrations from Dermot Flynn.Praise for Fia and the Last Snow Deer'Tender, hopeful and thrillingly wild' Abi Elphinstone, bestselling author of Sky Song'A beautiful, lyrical read full of love, hardship and hope . . . I cannot recommend this book highly enough.’ Reading Zone, five star review'Visually delicious and lyrically lovely' Oliver Callen, RTÉ Radio One'A stunning debut, which should become a classic, with immediate appeal for fans of writers like Michelle Paver and Abi Elphinstone.' The Irish Times'An otherworldly debut' Image Magazine'Writing and illustration of equal beauty' Sara Keating, Best Books of 2024 selection, The Irish Times

It is a cold day in Ireland, the 26th of December; frost lies thick on the blackthorn. A man walks the just-waking village, banging on every door, summoning the boys. Today is St. Stephen's Day, when legend has it that the Saint was betrayed by a wren's call, and the boys are off to the forest where they hope to find the traitorous bird and capture it by nightfall. But what will they do if their prey escapes them?Inspired by the many myths of the wren and the Irish tradition of hunting it, Carol Ann Duffy's beautiful new Christmas poem takes us on a chase through a snowy, rural landscape and ends with a merry celebration. With gorgeous full-colour illustrations by Dermot Flynn throughout, The Wren-Boys will make a perfect stocking-filler this festive season.

It is a cold day in Ireland, the 26th of December; frost lies thick on the blackthorn. A man walks the just-waking village, banging on every door, summoning the boys. Today is St. Stephen's Day, when legend has it that the Saint was betrayed by a wren's call, and the boys are off to the forest where they hope to find the traitorous bird and capture it by nightfall. But what will they do if their prey escapes them?Inspired by the many myths of the wren and the Irish tradition of hunting it, Carol Ann Duffy's beautiful new Christmas poem takes us on a chase through a snowy, rural landscape and ends with a merry celebration. With gorgeous full-colour illustrations by Dermot Flynn throughout, The Wren-Boys will make a perfect stocking-filler this festive season.