Siobhán Parkinson

Siobhán Parkinson

Siobhán Parkinson is an Irish writer for both children and adults. Siobhán grew up in Galway and Donegal. Her books have won numerous awards and have been translated into several languages. She is currently a co-editor of Bookbird, the magazine of international children's literature organsation IBBY. She resides in The Republic of Ireland with her husband Roger Bennett and son Matthew.

Books for Children

* "Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (Maybe)" (Won the Bisto Merit Award)
* "The Moon King" (Won the Bisto Merit Award; also awarded Certificate of Honour for Writing by IBBY)
* "Sisters... No Way!" (won the Bisto Book of the Year Award 1996/97)
* "Breaking the Wishbone"
* "The Love Bean"
* "Kathleen: The Celtic Knot"
* "Second Fiddle"
* "Something Invisible"
* "Amelia"
* "No Peace for Amelia"
* "Animals Don't Have Ghosts"
* "Cows Are Vegetarians"
* "Blue Like Friday"
* "The Henny Penny Tree"
* "The Leprechaun Who Wished He Wasn't"

Other Books

* "All Shining in the Spring: The Story of a Baby Who Died"
* "The Thirteenth Room"


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