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Leabhair Nua
I grew up to become a storyteller, a children’s librarian, and a writer. Even when I lived far away in New York, the stories always stayed with me. Now I’m back home in Bangor, in a little house at the top of a windswept hill. Upstairs is a tiny room with only one window. Tucked up against the window is my writing desk, where I look out over trees and rooftops all the way down to the sea.
Cailín Sinséir Bhéal Feirste: The Belfast Gingerbread Girl
Written by Marianne McShane and illustrated by Andrew Whitson: AKA Mr Ando.
Out of St George’s Market into Belfast City, the Gingerbread Girl runs away from wee Mary Ann. She’s a rascal, she’s a dancer, no one can catch her - not the dog, not the rat, not the gull. The wee Gingerbread Girl gets away from them all on her wild romp through Belfast. But near The Big Fish, the
Gingerbread Girl meets a sly fox. Has her luck run out at last?
Éalaíonn an Cailin Sinséir ó Mháire Áine agus imíonn léi ar rancás trí chathair Bhéal Feirste. Rógaire agus rinceoir atá róghasta dóibh go léir – don mhadadh, don fhrancach, don fhaoileán. Ar bhruach na habhann, in aice leis an Iasc Mór, castar madadh rua glic uirthi. An mbeidh sí in ann éalú an uair seo?
Andrew Whitson is an author, illustrator and educator who has illustrated and created books on a variety of subjects from children’s picture books to Celtic books for adults. Andrew has illustrated over 40 books. Recent works include the ‘Muireann’ series, in collaboration with Malachy Doyle, the acclaimed ‘Rita’ series, in collaboration with Máire Zepf and the ‘Sa Ghairdín’ series with Áine Ní Ghlinn.
