GREAT NEWS!!
After a lifetime writing books for readers of all ages,
I have embarked on something new. O' Brien Press asked me to write a story for a pitcure book! It was a pleasure to do so
and I am delighted to tell you that the book Run Home Litte Fox has won the
Children's Book of the Year
(Junior) An Post Book Awards 2025
Itt is about the adventures of a fox cub as it leaves its mother and ventures out for the
first time. When young children read the story and feast their eyes on the beautiful illustrations, they will be transported
into a world that fascinates them every bit as much as it fascinates the fox cub. But will the cub find its way home?
That's the question.
Meanwhile demand for my
fox books for older readers continues.
There are seven books in the series and they are for the 9-90 age group, Penguin publishing some of
them for adults, Puffin publishing the same books for young
people.
The seven are:
Run with the Wind
Run to Earth
Run Swift Run Free
Run to the Ark
Run to the Wild Wood
Run for Cover
Run to the Hills
Run
with the Wind, Run to Earth and Run Swift Run Free are in Donleavy's
Top 100 books of all time in Ireland.
See http://www.jpdonleavycompendium.org/irish_top_100.html
There's been a great reaction to the new edition of RUN
WITH THE WIND, the first book in the fox series. Forced to flee from the fur trappers in the Land of Sinna,
the foxes encounter many adventures as they search for the secret of survival. Described as a wildlife winner for all ages, Run
with the Wind has been enjoyed by generations of readers, one of whom told me, 'It is mine to wander in
and wonder in.' It is now available to new generations to do the same and I hope they enjoy it.
RRP €9.99 epub €5.99 http://www.obrien.ie/run-with-the-wind
No. 5 in the series, Run
to the Wild Wood had been out of print for some time, but in response to many requests a brand new edition
is now available. So all seven in the Run to the Wind series are in print and readily
available.
enquiries@hodgesfiggis.ie
woodbinebooks@gmail.com
maynoothbookshop@eircom.net
tommccaughren@hotmail.com
In RUN TO THE WILD WOOD the foxes of Glensinna
come to the aid of the badgers whose home in the Fragrant Wood has been destroyed by man and his machines. But as they guide
the badgers towards a new home, Ratwiddle warns, 'I see foxes running from the wolf. I see dragons spitting fire.....You can't
kill dragons, you know.' As always, Ratwiddle's predictions come to pass. Facing one danger after another as they journey
towards the Valley of the Dragons, the foxes fear they will never complete their quest and make it back to their own home
in Glensinna.
