An epic tale of volcanoes, dragons and wild storms, with themes drawn from Irish legend. Written by the current Irish Children's Laureate, this is a celebration of the magic of bees and the power we can all draw from the natural world.
Nestled on a peaceful island, Orla and her grandmother live tending their beloved bees. But bubbling below is a monster waiting to surface a dormant volcano and when it wakes Orla and the rest of the island must flee in search of safety. Orla adventures across the wild sea, guided by her buzzing friends, to find a new home. But what will they find over the horizon?
Patricia Forde (Author) Patricia Forde is an award winning writer from Galway on the west coast of Ireland and the seventh Laureate na nÓg, Irelands childrens laureate.
She has written more than twenty books for children, in both English and Irish, as well as plays, television programmes and recently a film!
She loves bees.
If you are talking to the bees , please don't mention that Patricia doesnt like honey. Shed hate to offend them.
Paddy Donnelly (Illustrator) Paddy Donnelly is a bestselling, award winning author illustrator from Ireland who now lives in Belgium. Nominated four times for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration, Paddy has published over 30 picture books, including Fox & Son Tailers, Badger Books and The Vanishing Lake. The Golden Hare was awarded the Childrens Book of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards 2024 and also picked up the picture book award at the 2025 Indie Book Awards. His books are now available in over 25 languages. He wishes that Pluto was still a planet.
