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About the Author

Siobhan Parkinson grew up in Galway and Donegal, but she's lived most of her adult life in Dublin, where she lives today. She studied English literature and German at Trinity College Dublin and holds a doctorate in English literature. She has written many books for young readers and is the 1997 show more winner of the prestigious Bisto Book of the Year Award for her book Sisters ... No Way! Two of her other books were Bisto Merit Award winners. In addition to her own writing, Ms. Parkinson has held various writing residencies show less
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Series

Works by Siobhan Parkinson

Something Invisible (2006) 70 copies
Blue Like Friday (2007) 48 copies
Sisters ... No Way! (1996) 41 copies
Amelia (1995) 36 copies
No Peace for Amelia (1994) 27 copies
Bruised (2011) 21 copies
Magic!: New Fairy Tales by Irish Writers (2015) — Editor — 17 copies
Kate (2005) 17 copies
The Moon King (1998) 17 copies
Long Story Short (2011) 16 copies
The Love Bean (2002) 13 copies
The Thirteenth Room (2003) 12 copies
Heart-Shaped (2013) 11 copies
Call of the Whales (2000) 11 copies
Breaking the Wishbone (1999) 10 copies
Rocking the System (2017) 10 copies
Miraculous Miranda (2016) 10 copies
Peace Story (2010) — Editor — 6 copies
Maitríóisce (2011) 5 copies
Fionnuala (2014) 4 copies
Painted Ladies (2010) 4 copies
Evie's Christmas Wishes (2022) 2 copies
Meurtris (2016) 2 copies
Cows Are Vegetarians (2001) 2 copies
O Violino Voador (2007) 1 copy

Associated Works

The World's Worst Mothers (2009) — Translator, some editions — 30 copies
The Great Rabbit Revenge Plan (2000) — Translator, some editions — 20 copies
Wherever it is Summer (2012) — Translator, some editions — 15 copies
No Heroes (2014) — Translator, some editions — 13 copies
Bartolomé: The Infanta's Pet (2003) — Translator, some editions — 12 copies
Fennymores Reise oder Wie man Dackel im Salzmantel macht (2011) — Translator, some editions — 9 copies
Over the Wall (2000) — Translator, some editions — 5 copies
The Wizardling (2014) — Translator, some editions — 2 copies

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Nationality
Ireland
Places of residence
Dublin, Ireland

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Wonderful story! Absolutely wonderful.
 
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RobertaLea | 5 other reviews | Jul 17, 2023 |
The main characters of this book, Mags and Gillian were both very quirky and odd. There were times when I found them frustrating, but they were more likeable than unlikeable. The narration of the book was mostly from Mags with Gillian interjection occasionally. In Mags, the author captured the voice of a twelve-year-old. Sure, the run-on sentences got annoying, but it felt the way a twelve-year-old would really write. Overall it was a good book.
 
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ComposingComposer | 1 other review | Jan 12, 2021 |
Seven "new" Fairy Tales by seven well known Irish Children's Book writers. The stories use all of the conceits of fantasy: talking animals, ogres, Leprechauns and/or other beings who's existence has yet to be proven and mix in old themes with more modern outcomes. For example, in "The Princess and the Other Frog" Princess Finola meets the Big Bad Wolf while walking to The Other Side wearing her red silk cape. In this telling of the story, Princess Finola is trying to protect her basket from an Ogre and the Big Bad Wolf, which she thinks is filled with "crisps, a chocolate bar and something fizzy" but instead really contains oyster sandwiches. In the end her father kisses the frog (names Hildegard) and the father promises to kiss it (it has been stomped on by the Ogre) and in the end it is suggested that the King, Princess Finola's father falls in love with Hildegard because after he kissed the frog "...Let's just say the queen was not pleased."… (more)
 
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lummigirl | Jul 14, 2018 |
The main characters of this book, Mags and Gillian were both very quirky and odd. There were times when I found them frustrating, but they were more likeable than unlikeable. The narration of the book was mostly from Mags with Gillian interjection occasionally. In Mags, the author captured the voice of a twelve-year-old. Sure, the run-on sentences got annoying, but it felt the way a twelve-year-old would really write. Overall it was a good book.
 
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ComposingComposer | 1 other review | Dec 24, 2016 |

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