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Coloured pencil on coloured paper

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Laurel Fox collects Basil's tears.
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An interior from Joy McCullough (is on Threads) 'Basil & Dahlia - A Tragical Tale of Sinister Sweetness'. Simon & Schuster Simon Teen IllustrationZone Society Illustrators #yabookcover #yafiction #kidlitart

Laurel Fox offers Dahlia a sample of her delicious chocolate éclair at her new bakery, 'Cravings'.
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An interior from Joy McCullough (is on Threads) 'Basil & Dahlia - A Tragical Tale of Sinister Sweetness'.
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An imaginary monster appears in Dahlia's room.
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An interior from Joy McCullough (is on Threads) 'Basil & Dahlia - A Tragical Tale of Sinister Sweetness'.
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This week's Top 10 Children's Books comes from The Book Centre Wexford.
Alan 'Double Trouble is my middle name' Nolan is at number one with The Curious Case of the Irish Yeti and great to see newcomer Méabh McDonnell at number 10 with her debut novel.
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Marco catches Basil.
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An interior from Joy McCullough (is on Threads) 'Basil & Dahlia - A Tragical Tale of Sinister Sweetness'.

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Thanks for the mention this morning on the show Oliver Callan – I’m delighted (and so are Molly & Bram!) that ‘The Curious Case of the Irish Yeti’ is still riding high in the charts! Shane Cluskey The O'Brien Press #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
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'The Curious Case Of The Irish Yeti' is at number 1! Very proud to be part of this project. Big congrats Alan 'Double Trouble is my middle name' Nolan and The O'Brien Press

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My last official #WorldBookDay2024 event was this morning in lovely Dubray Blackrock – thanks to all the Booksellers, Libraries (and Kids!) who joined us on the trail of The Irish Yeti! The O'Brien Press Shane Cluskey Tristan Rosenstock World Book Day UK 📚 WorldBookDayIE Alan Hanna's Bookshop

Holy Moley, Molly & Bram are at #2!
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Jaypers lads, you’ll be sick of lookin’ at me before the week is out... #WorldBookDay The O'Brien Press Shane Cluskey World Book Day UK 📚 WorldBookDayIE #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks

Ready to ship these pieces to Society Illustrators 66th annual exhibition in New York. Thanks again to this year's jury, Greg Stadnyk & Reka Simonsen of Atheneum Books, and the talented Joy McCullough (is on Threads) !
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Basil and Dahlia rush for the subway.
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An interior from Joy McCullough (is on Threads) 'Basil & Dahlia - A Tragical Tale of Sinister Sweetness'.

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Thank you The O'Brien Press for posting these out! Great to see the printed version👌 #coverreveal #irishyeti #mollymalone #shanecluskey #irishpublishing Alan 'Double Trouble is my middle name' Nolan #illustration #fantasy #mixedmedia #bookcover IllustrationZone #kidlitart WorldBookDayIE World Book Day UK 📚

Just realised that ‘The Sackville Street Caper’ is NOW AVAILABLE as an audiobook! You can get it from your favourite audiobook apps and from BorrowBox - just the ticket for the forgetful gift-giver on the day *after* Valentine’s Day.
Bolinda audio The O'Brien Press Shane Cluskey

Ms. Fox & Parker making their sinister, secret ingredient.
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An interior from Joy McCullough (is on Threads) 'Basil & Dahlia - A Tragical Tale of Sinister Sweetness'.

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Happy to share that my illustrations for HistoryExtra have made it to the Communication Arts 2024 Illustration Shortlist! Thanks AD Susanne Frank for the opportunity and this year's jury!

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The artwork for 'Basil & Dahlia' has been accepted into this year’s Society Illustrators exhibition & book! A big thanks to this year's judges, Greg Stadnyk & Reka Simonsen of Atheneum books and the talented Joy McCullough (is on Threads) for her incredible writing!
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📚 New Irish Children’s Books for February! Discover Irish Children's Books #discoveririshkidsbooks

Thank you, Abbey Theatre for the Q&A!

Full interview in the link below:
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