Customer Reviews

This Is Ireland

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The illustrator, M.Sasek, lives up to his reputation with wonderfully illustrated images of Ireland both in the city and the countryside. (Be wary of amazon's packaging. I ordered a new book and part of the cover was dog eared)

Great book for my grandchildren for St. Pat's Day. Well written, good pics and terrific information about Ireland.

This is a great "vintage" looking book inside and out. My daughter (10) liked the content and I think it told her everything she expected to learn about Ireland and more. It is not too much information. I thought maybe the illustrations would be too dull, but they kept her interest. We also bought This is Rome. The books are good for older children because they are not too grown up and not too childish.

sasek's books are all visually lovely, no doubt about it, however they are also incredibly informative, which i quite appreciate. this book is littered with amazing images and interesting facts. i would definitely say this entry has some of the more whimsical and delightful images present in sasek's books. the endpapers are smile-inducing.

and as with all the updated printings of sasek's books, there is a welcome list of "this is the country...today!" at the end of the book with changes listed since the original printing. it is great to see both the way the country WAS as well as the present day differences.

i highly recommend this book if you are interested in either ireland, or simply in wonderful illustration.

Last summer I enjoyed a trip to Ireland with a my sons and 2 of oldest son's children a boy and girl ages 3 and 6 years. It was a whirllwind trip and the only
fixed plans for sure, were our stays set up by my daughter in law via the net, Every aspect of our trip to Ireland was a pleasant surprize and a wonderful memory. MY parents were natives of this beutiful land. When a friend showed me a copy of this book, I knew I had to gift the children. So many of the spots represented in the book's pages were indeed places we had roamed. The water color renditions were simple and sweet.
Sincerely,
Maureen Braun

My husband and I are preparing to take our 16-month old to Ireland, and she has looked at the photos in our guidebook and talks about "I-Land" incessantly. We previously purchased This is Paris and This is London, both of which she loves and asks for by name. I was so excited to come across This is Ireland. Unlike This is Paris, Ireland is a bit too wordy for a toddler, so I just narrate rather than reading each word (I usually narrate London, as well), but she loves the illustrations and is so interested in the subject matter. I love these books- it's great to expose kids to different places from an early age!

I first saw a Sasek book while visiting London, England. After I got home I looked him up on Amazon and saw there were a host of Sasek books for various countries. This is a great one in the series. This is great for kids and adults who have visited countries or are going to visit them or just to have in your library. Highly recommended.

I am a huge fan of Sasek so I like every book he's wrote and illsutrated. This one abut Ireland is nice and funny and "greener".
As I think that Sasek is one of the best children illustrator I suggest this one and even the other ones. My daughter loves it and she learns many informations reading it.