Sarah Webb
Award-winning Irish children's author, children’s book reviewer, book events programmer and Events Manager at Halfway up the Stairs Children’s Bookshop
Founder of #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
Linktree: linktr.ee/SarahWebbWriter
- Look what’s coming in June - #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks Symposium in the dlr Lexicon Library in Dún Laoghaire. Booking opens 9th Feb. Speakers inc Eoin Colfer, PJ Lynch and Patricia Forde. Plus Zainab Boladale and Peter Donnelly. Don’t miss it! An event for all children’s writers and illustrators!
- Reposted by Sarah WebbComing from @theobrienpress.bsky.social in May is The Bookshop Sisters from @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social - partly inspired by the real life Parsons Bookshop at Dublin's Baggot Street Bridge , a hub for the city's literary bohemians for 40 years until 1989. thebookshop.ie/sarah-webb-t...
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- Lots of great new children’s books coming in 2026. Here are some of the books for age 8/9+ and teens/YA coming this season. I’ve got one out in May called The Bookshop Sisters - cover reveal next week. 📚📚📚
- Look what just arrived! The ARC of my new children’s book - out in May with O’Brien Press - The Bookshop Sisters. Cover will be revealed by @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social next week. With original artwork by Lauren O’Hara! #thebookshopsisters
- I’m currently reading lots of age 8+ books for our @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social Jr Book Club 2026 season - they like books with lots of action, adventure, humour and emotion, and slightly shorter books work v well with this age group. Here are some of their favourites from the last 2 years.
- Today's #BookElves2025 theme is funny books. Here are some of my favourites from this year and also one of my all time favourite Irish children's books, The Summer I Robbed a Bank by David O'Doherty, illustrated by Chris Judge (age 9+), which is funny, wise and moving - such a great read!
- Great to see 2 pages of Irish children’s books in The Sunday Times today. Well done Ruth Concannon from @childrensbooksireland.ie #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #BookElves2025
- Today's #BookElves2025 theme is Irish fiction. One by Sarah Crossan is an outstanding verse novel for teens, beautifully crafted and compelling. It's about conjoined twins and it captures their hopes and fears perfectly. HIghly recommended for age 14+. #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
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- Day 2 of #BookElves2025 and we are recommending books with illustrations. Here are three of my favourites from the last 2 years - Letters to a Monster, Don't Trust Fish and Beanie the Bansheenie. #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
- Thanks to everyone who took part in #BookElves2025 during the #LateLateToyShow To lots of us in Ireland Christmas means magical stories and books. Night all!
- Reposted by Sarah WebbA note from your friendly bookseller watching the #LateLateToyShow – here are all the books featured so you can show your local bookshop exactly which one you’re looking for 📚 Be sure to follow #BookElves2025 for more book recommendations all week long!
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- Some brilliant Irish comic books for age 7/8+ #BookElves2025 #LateLateToyShow
- A brilliant non-fiction book for children by Irish author @niamhgarvey.bsky.social for age 9+. It's easy to read, fun and full of information. Great comic book style illustrations by Rachel Burgess make it a real winner. #LateLateToyShow #BookElves2025
- Some of my favourite Irish books for age 9+ this year. #BookElves2025 #LateLateToyShow Hope they bring on the books soon - books engage children's imaginations and Irish children's writers and illustrators are some of the best in the world.
- The Cloud Kingdom by @mairezepf and Andrew Whitson is a remarkable collection of interlinked short stories, full of imagination and wonder. Ideal for reading out loud. Age 7+. #BookElves2025 #LateLateToyShow
- One of the best books of the year is this beauty - a brilliant picture book called Don’t Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson and Dan Santat. #BookElves2025 #LateLateToyShow #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
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- The #bookelves2025 are getting ready for the @latelateshow.rte.ie #latelatetoyshow We will be recommending great books for children - ask away if you’d like one for the young reader in your life!
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- Day 1 of #bookelves2025 - today I recommend Badger Books by Paddy Donnelly (age 4+, picture book), Squid Squad by Aoife Dooley (age 7+ - comic book) and Any Way You Slice It by Méabh McDonnelly (age 13+ novel). Stay tuned for lots more recommendations during the week and during the #latelatetoyshow
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- From tomorrow, 5th Dec #BookElves2025 will be on hand to recommend brilliant Irish books for all ages - from tots to teens. if you'd like a recommendation - ask away below. I'd be delighted to help! And I'll be posting some of my favourite Irish books of the year every day. #discoveririshkidsbooks
- Looking for a Christmas book for children? There are some amazing Irish titles avail for all ages - check out our handy posters for details! From Santa picture books, to snowy verse novels, there is something for every young reader. Reviews here: discoveririshkidsbooks.ie/the-festive-...
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- We have the amazing Annie Atkins @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social on Sunday Dec 7th for a Santa Letter Workshop at 4pm. Age 6+ Still a few tickets left - the perfect family day out to celebrate Christmas! Book your tickets here: halfwayupthestairs.ie/events/
