Books published by Little Island

A unique verse novel using YA vampire tropes to explore queer desire and identity. From the award-winning author of The Deepest Breath and The Space Between.

A fast-paced and quirky, supernatural YA pageturner about werewolves, vampires, and loving the monster inside you

"The Fox's Tower takes everything you knew, or thought you knew, about nature and the animal kingdom, and turns it on its head." - Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild trilogy

Gripping and funny middle-grade adventure about found families, trust and truth. And chameleons.

"Saoirse can't wait to leave school--but just before the Leaving Cert her ex-boyfriend dies by suicide. Everyone blames Saoirse, and her rumbling anxieties spiral out of control. Saoirse feels herself flailing in swirling waters that threaten to suck her into the depths. No one can save her--not her lovely man; not the gorgeous boy who tries hard to love her; not her fabulous best friend; and certainly not her cheap-wisdom counselor. Can Saoirse, against all odds, rescue the self she used to know?"--

Another adventure for Libby and her magical wolfish best friend!

A suspenseful teen fantasy about young love, dark mystery and magic. Something is menacing Mundham Farm. Does it come from outside - or within?

Another adventure for Libby and her magical wolfish best friend!

The latest funny adventure for a young girl and her wolfish best friend! Aunt Ilda is coming to visit, and that means big trouble for Libby and her adorable purple best friend, Wulfie. Ilda will do anything to win the top dog show prize on live TV. Anything. Including kidnapping Wulfie! But Wulfie, of course, isn't a dog at all. He talks, he shrinks and grows, and when he sneezes - time freezes. He's the sweetest best friend Libby could hope for - and now he needs her help. Can Libby rescue Wulfie and humiliate Aunt Ilda on TV? Well, with a best friend like Wulfie, anything can happen.

Absurdly enjoyable dark adventure about a boy's mission to stop his evil sisters terrorising the town

"Milo is thrilled to be starting at the country's most prestigious school. But it soon becomes clear that something sinister is going on. The headmaster, Dr Pummelcrush, is bent on brainwashing the students and turning them into mindless, unthinking human robots. When Milo stumbles across a bright and colourful secret garden and meets its joyous gardener, he and his friends begin to open their minds to a whole new way of thinking: philosophy. Can the Philosophy Resistance Squad use their new questioning skills to resist Pummelcrush's evil project and save their classmates from being zombified?"

"The best animal adventure since Watership Down" - The TimesA boy who finds speaking difficult enters a hidden world of talking animals, a world where language is power. Can he find his voice to help the wolves outsmart the clever foxes?

Climate Change and how to fight it explained in a hopeful and eco-friendly book. Published in collaboration with Friends of the Earth.

A dark & witchy feminist retelling of the Irish myth of The Children of Lir

Fia longs to visit the mysterious island. One night a moonbeam reaches across the bay and leads her there.

Another hilarious, and yet very serious investigation led by Seamus the private detective. Who said turkeys couldn't solve mysteries?

With a best friend like Wulfie, anything is possible! Wulfie is just like a puppy: fluffy and adorable. But unlike a puppy, he talks. And he's purple. His favourite food is smelly socks. He can be small as a snail or big as a bear. He's sweet and loyal and he's Libby's best friend. Funny and heartwarming tales of a girl and her wolfish best friend.

A book to help children and families cope with the loss of a baby. Based on the author's personal experience.

A gorgeous picturebook for young readers with green fingers

Matt's mam left when he was 10. Now she's back in town. Matt needs to find her, to finally deliver the truth.

The sequel to the award-winning post-apocalypic novel The Wordsmith. There's a new new leader of Ark and the battle to save language, art and music is far from over.

A playful and brilliantly funny take on detective noir fiction with an all-animal cast of characters.

A brilliant and hilarious adventure from award-winning author Kirsten Reinhardt with black-and-white line drawings by David Roberts

Stevie is eleven she's been best friends with Andrew since forever. Stevie's mum teases her that someday they'll get married, but Stevie knows that won't ever happen. There's a girl at school that she likes more. Actually, she's a bit confused about how much she likes her. A beautiful and warm verse novel about the discovery of sexuality.

A collection of thirteen dark, feminist retellings of traditional fairytales from one of Ireland's leading writers for young people.