Meara Finds Wonder at Rathlin's Upside-Down Lighthouse
An upside-down lighthouse on Rathlin Island gives this picture book a wonderfully strange starting point. Meara and Grandad's trip feels cosy, curious and full of small discoveries, with Paddy Donnelly turning a real place into something gently magical. The island detail makes the wonder feel close.
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Meara Finds Wonder at Rathlin's Upside-Down Lighthouse
An upside-down lighthouse on Rathlin Island gives this picture book a wonderfully strange starting point. Meara and Grandad's trip feels cosy, curious and full of small discoveries, with Paddy Donnelly turning a real place into something gently magical. The island detail makes the wonder feel close.
- Book Synopsis
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On a mysterious, foggy island, way out at sea, stands an upside-down lighthouse. Here, fish fly and birds swim. Stars shine during the day and waterfalls fall upwards!
Come with Grandad and Meara to this topsy-turvy island full of wonders. And share the magic of looking at the world upside-down!
Ideal for readers who:
- Enjoy beautifully odd picture books that turn the world upside down.
- Respond to grandparent stories with wonder, warmth and shared discovery.
- Like playful settings where fish fly, birds swim and imagination leads the way.
- Need a gentle illustrated read that invites children to look differently at everything.
- About The Author
- Paddy Donnelly is an Irish author and illustrator living in Belgium, who has illustrated many children's books, including Fox & Son Tailers, The Golden Hare, The Vanishing Lake and Dodos Are Not Extinct. He has been nominated twice for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration and in 2023 he won the Judges' Special Award at the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards. The Golden Hare won Children's Book of the Year (Junior) at the Irish Book Awards. His books have been published worldwide, in many languages.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781788495998
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press, (02 March 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 31
- Weight
- 388 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 258 x 205 x 9 mm
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