Author Page for Martin Gleeson
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I am a retired College Lecturer (LIT). I enjoy travelling abroad with my wife Carmel. I like telling stories to my grandchildren Katie and David.
Nell and Gé Geal
Little Nell is kidnapped and forced to work as a slave. However she makes a friend, a goose, who is not silly but helps Nell to escape!
By Martin Gleeson
Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Folk Tale, Irish, Original Animals: Goose Reading time: 05 - 10 minsChristmas Fun for Billy and Kitty
Billy is disappointed at first to find that his new neighbour is a girl.
By Martin Gleeson
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Christmas, Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 mins, 05 - 10 minsMikaleen and the Stone Soup
In this new version of a classic tale, Mikaleen the travelling man tricks a mean couple into thinking a simple stone can make delicious soup.
By Martin Gleeson
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Classic, Fairy Tale, Folk Tale, Funny, Illustrated, Instructional, Irish, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 minsWinnie is Clever
This is a modern-day schoolgirl story involving the theft of jewellery and the clever action of a landlady.