“Brenda Ennis’s The Secret of the Sleeveen is a joy of comprehensive imagination with lavish attention to detail. Reading it brought me back to my introduction to Alice in Wonderland which I was both enthralled with and scared in fairly equal measures, though, as with the Sleeveen, the power of the story and vitality of characters won on nervousness. This is a romp through the underworld and would be a great addition to primary schools reading list.”

Patricia O’ Reilly: Author and lecturer on writing in UCD.

“I liked Hallowe’en, the underworld and the research. It is good to have Irish themes and places in a book-mostly they’re English or American.”

Rory Colgan (10)

‘I thoroughly enjoyed your book. It is indeed working out a great idea, not only for Irish children but for the other ‘celtic’ nations and beyond. It has the flavour of a page-turner. At one stage I could see a comic strip narrative happening before my eyes.’

Seamus Cashman: founder and publisher at Wolfhound Press for 27 years and former chairman of Children’s Books Ireland.

‘The Secret of the Sleeveen was unusual, interesting and exciting. There was a surprise around every corner.’

Amy Kenny (7)

‘The Secret of Sleeveen makes early Irish literature and more recent oral traditions and customs much more accessible to young people today and I welcome new material that engages with the older traditions and in turn breathes new life into the narratives. ‘

Dr Kelly Fitzgerald: Lecturer in Irish Folklore and Celtic Civilization UCD.

‘The Secret of the Sleeveen is like an Irish Alice in Wonderland.’

Bridget Mc Auliffe

‘The Secret of the Sleeveen is a lovely seamless blend of ancient and modern, and makes for fascinating reading.‘

Marie Alzinger

‘At times Aisling’s adventures read like a pantomime script as she speeds from one adventure to another.‘

INTO: INTOUCH.

‘Read it in one sitting and was enraptured.’

Kay Saunders