Avril O Reilly: 9 books

Kathleen está muy nerviosa por su primera comunión Kathleen siente mucha presión porque una de sus compañeras en la escuela llevará un helicóptero a su primera comunión. Podrá ella mostrarle a Jesús que está haciendo un gran esfuerzo, aún con un vestido simple y aburrido?Este libro...

First Holy Communion gifts....what to buy? Kathleen and her Nan go on a shopping trip to Dublin to get Communion presents for the Dublin cousins, Declan and Sally. Sally is no problem. It is easy to find presents for a girl. But what on earth will they get for Declan, a little boy with very specific...

Oh, no! We have a teacher in trouble. Miss O'Mahoney has got her days mixed up. The school inspector is coming today not tomorrow and she is just not ready. She does not have her special outfit and there are no artworks hanging on the classroom walls. Luckily Tom from sixth class is an artistic genius...

Están pasando algunas cosas geniales en la escuela de Kathleen. Los niños en la clase de la primera comunión están haciendo un proyecto de Latino América. Parece ser una buena idea, sobre todo porque el Papa Francisco es latinoamericano. Cada uno de los niños escoge un país y se prepara para...

Spending the Holy Communion money is a memorable part of the Communion experience. Can you remember how you spent yours? Kathleen's Mum and Dad are taking Kathleen for a special day in town to pick up the items she has decided to buy.But, as you may know, Kathleen has two annoying little...

Kathleen is worried about her First Holy Communion. All the children in her school are making a huge fuss of the day. The children are buying special outfits, planning hair-dos and hiring castles and cars. One girl is even going to hire a Communion Copter. But Kathleen’s mum thinks making a fuss...

Many little girls in Ireland borrow the dresses for their First Holy Communion from their big sisters or cousins. This is the tale of a girl who finds that her cousin's beautiful dress just does not fit her. She comes up with a clever, so she thinks, solution to the problem. This is an "Auntie Book" a short book to be read on a visit to a nephew or niece.

Many Irish parents get into a huge tizz over the their children's First Holy Communion. During the lead up to the Communion season newspapers and radio shows are full of parents worrying, over-spending, worrying, and asking for and doling out advice. In this story Kathleen and her mum and Nan go on...

Good things are happening in Kathleen's school. The children in the Holy Communion class are doing a project on Latin America. It seems like a good idea, especially as Pope Francis comes from Latin America. The children each take a country and prepare a presentation. It sounds simple. But will Nessa, the little rich girl, make things difficult with her project on Peru? Hmmmm...probably!