{"id":642,"date":"2019-03-18T22:42:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T22:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/niamhsharkey.com\/?page_id=642"},"modified":"2019-03-18T23:26:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T23:26:30","slug":"on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/niamhsharkey.com\/index.php\/on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"On The Road"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WINNER 2010 Junior Book of the Year award at<\/span> The Irish Book Awards<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"Thelma and Louise for younger readers, only with a chicken and a cow - and a happy ending, by the way.\"<\/span> \u00a0The Irish Independent<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"A cow and chicken hilariously share a red bicycle en route to north Antrim, the Antarctic and outer space.\"<\/span> \u00a0Robert Dunbar, The Irish Times<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mavis and Marge are intrepid, fun characters that are sure to become read-aloud favourites.\" <\/span> \u00a0INIS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Niamh Sharkey\u2019s signature style brings vitality and an energetic feel to the story; the characters are literally jumping off the page, enticing young readers into joining the fun. Happiness and joviality ooze out of the pages of this book.\"<\/span> Library Mice<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Page design and typography go a long way at creating the right atmosphere; I love the use of the font which looks like an old typewriter and which gives a perfect retro feel, keeping in tone with the title, \u00e0 la Jack Kerouac \u2026 Mavis and Marge the Beat Generation for farmyard animals.\"<\/span> \u00a0Library Mice<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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KYM MARSH – CBEEBIES BEDTIME STORIES<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>