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Anna McQuinn

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Kerry, Ireland

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Children's Books, Women & Gender Studies, Mystery & Thrillers

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I am so lucky to spend my life working with books and stories. I've run groups for babies, toddlers and their parents in libraries, reading stories and introducing children and carers to great books; I spend time writing and I'm Editor-at-Large for the magnificent independent publisher, AlannaMax in the UK.
In my spare time, I read - what a wonderful life!
There are some Children's Books on my shelves (obviously) but for a more comprehensive selection of children's recommendations, look at Lulu's shelves:
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/32... ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 6,306 ratings · 1,168 reviews · 58 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn (Goodreads Author), Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 2,175 ratings — published 2006 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn (Goodreads Author), Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 715 ratings — published 2014 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lola Loves Stories 4.08 avg rating — 680 ratings — published 2009 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lola Gets a Cat by Anna McQuinn (Goodreads Author), Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 467 ratings — published 2016 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lola Reads to Leo 3.99 avg rating — 483 ratings — published 2011 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leo Can Swim by Anna McQuinn (Goodreads Author), Ruth Hearson (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leo Loves Baby Time by Anna McQuinn (Goodreads Author), Ruth Hearson (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lola Goes to School by Anna McQuinn (Goodreads Author), Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator) 3.90 avg rating — 260 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leo Gets a Checkup by Anna McQuinn (Goodreads Author), Ruth Hearson (Illustrator) 3.90 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lola Sleeps Over by Anna McQuinn (Goodreads Author), Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Do we 'teach' play to small children?

I'd always thought that imaginative play came naturally to small children but then I had an experience when I worked as a Sure Start Community Librarian.

As part of the Family Support Team, I helped out at Stay & Play sessions - we had sand play, water play, sit-on cars and tractors, as well as dressing-up boxes, a play kitchen, dollies and soft toys and small cars and animals.

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Series by Anna McQuinn

Lola (9 books)
by

Anna McQuinn (Goodreads Author),

Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator)

4.08 avg rating — 5,034 ratings

Leo (6 books)
by

Anna McQuinn (Goodreads Author),

Rosalind Beardshaw (Illustrator)

3.93 avg rating — 1,385 ratings

Zeki Books (1 book)
by

Anna McQuinn (Goodreads Author),

Ruth Hearson (Illustrator)

4.03 avg rating — 72 ratings

Glenmore Valley (2 books)
by

Anna McQuinn (Goodreads Author),

Paul Young (Illustrations)

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Lola's Nana-Bibi Comes to Visit (Lola Reads)

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Anna made a comment on Sleepovers... " Luanne wrote: "How sweet! I love all of the Lola stories. I look forward to reading this one!" Only seeing this now Luanne! Delighted you like Lola, ho ...more "
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Anna is currently reading Lola's Nana-Bibi Comes to Visit (Lola Reads) by Anna McQuinn (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
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“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
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― Abraham Lincoln

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“There is no intensity of love or feeling that does not involve the risk of crippling hurt. It is a duty to take this risk, to love and feel without defense or reserve.”
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