Malachy Doyle - Life on Molly's Island

Malachy Doyle grew up in Ireland, studied in England. He lived for a time in Wales while bringing up his family but has now returned to Ireland, where he lives on an ISLAND off the coast of Donegal. He is the author of many popular picture books, such as The Dancing Tiger and The Bold Boy as well as critically acclaimed novels  Georgie and Who is Jesse Flood?In this episode, Malachy talks to Nikki Gamble about his series of picture books set on a fictitious island - perhaps resembling his own in some ways. These stories are about family life, the environment, isolated island living and connections with the outside worldThank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. And if you are interested in the books we have featured, purchasing from our online bookshop Bestbooksforschools.comIn the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine. It is produced by Alison Hughes.Follow us on Youtube for more author events YouTube.com/@nikkigamble1For general news and updates, follow us on Twitter @imaginecentreFull details about the range of services we provide can be found on our website www.justimagine.co.uk