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There are a lot of books to enjoy from our TumbleBooks collection. Today, we have chosen ‘Ants Go Marching’. Younger children will enjoy this familiar tune.
To find today’s book just log into TumbleBook Library and search for the title. This book is suitable for ages 0-4.

To anyone out there interested in history RB Digital have some great magazines to check out. All about History is an entertaining and educational magazine that brings to life the most fascinating and important periods of human history. Perfect for readers of all ages, the magazine makes history fun for all the family - perfect for adults with an interest in history and children looking to learn how the world became the way it is today.

There are a lot of books to enjoy from our TumbleBooks collection. Today, we have chosen ‘A Cat Named Haiku’, written by Mark Poulton and illustrated by Dexter Weeks. Haiku is a cat who discovers a new world and a new friend under his owner’s bed.

Douglas Stuart has won the Booker Prize for Shuggie Bain, his debut novel about a boy in 1980s Glasgow trying to support his mother as she struggles with addiction and poverty. Chair of judges Margaret Busby said the judges' decision was unanimous and they only "took an hour to decide". The book is "challenging, intimate and gripping... anyone who reads it will never feel the same" she said.

​​​​​​​21st November 2020 is the 100th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, a day of extreme violence when thirty-two people were killed in single day in Dublin city. To mark the centenary of this important day in our history, Dublin City Libraries has created a commemorative programme.

They say you should never judge a book by its cover buts that’s exactly what I did with Country Walking -  I was drawn in by the amazing vibrant colours which are reminiscent of colours that surround us at the moment on the cover of a back issue, Oct 2019, to be exact. 

There are a lot of books to enjoy from our TumbleBooks collection. Today, we have chosen ‘I Wish You More’, written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. There are lots of lovely wishes to enjoy in this charming book.

Humans have a thing called a learning bias. No matter how wise a saying is, we are much more apt to accept it as true if we trust the source. Not only that, but we're fascinated by ultimate truths that spur us into action.

There are a lot of books to enjoy from our TumbleBooks collection. Today, we have chosen ‘Old Timers’, written by Noa Schwartz and illustrated by Erica Vipond. This is a poignant story about a boy coming to terms with the fact that his grandfather is unwell.

There are a lot of books to enjoy from our TumbleBooks collection. Today, we have chosen ‘Tyson the Terrible’, written and illustrated by Diane and Christyan Fox. Three little dinosaurs hear a loud Boom! Boom! Boom! and are afraid that the scariest dinosaur is heading their way.