Welcome to day two of #WorldKidLit month on GLLI. Today, Stephanie Roelling introduces some of her favorite children's books in Scots and Gaelic. “Dinna fash yersel.”It’s a phrase many Scots will recognise: a gentle nudge not to worry, not to fret. It’s also the kind of playful, musical language that has found new life in … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Month 2025: Wee Words and Big Stories – How Scots and Gaelic Are Making a Comeback in Kids’ Books
#IntlYALitMonth Review: Diary of a Young Naturalist
Review by Beth Kemp Dara McAnulty's Diary of a Young Naturalist is beautiful, following the teenage naturalist through a year of his life (aged 13-14) as he and his family move from County Fermanagh to County Down in Northern Ireland. From Spring – as he wakens to the blackbird’s call – through a Summer in … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Diary of a Young Naturalist
#EndangeredAlphabets: Is it Ogham Or Ogam? And In Any Case, How Do You Say It?
“At the Edge of the Wood” (2009) by Irish sculptor Fidelma Massey. It spells TAOBH NA COILLE, the name of the Gaelscoil in Beallairmín, An Chéim / Belarmine, Stepaside, Co. Dublin, in vertical Ogam.http://www.fidelmamassey.com/large-works Today's post has a serious part and a light-hearted part. Leave 'em laughing, they say, though whether what goes for vaudeville … Continue reading #EndangeredAlphabets: Is it Ogham Or Ogam? And In Any Case, How Do You Say It?
