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Malachy Doyle
Malachy Doyle was born in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland in 1954. His parents had recently moved up from Dublin and named him, their seventh child, after a local saint. They lived in Whitehead, a small town at the mouth of Belfast Lough all his childhood; his father still lives there. He went to secondary school (Saint Malachy’s College) in Belfast, and then to Bolton, Lancashire where he studied for a degree in Psychology. Malachy taught in Leeds for a year, followed by six months packing Polo Mints. He then worked for seven long years in advertising, firstly for Rowntree Mackintosh in York and later for general foods in Banbury, before buying a small holding in West Wales.
To feed his wife, Liz, their three young children, Naomi, Hannah and Liam (now teenagers), and numerous goats, pigs and chickens, Malachy took a job as a care assistant in a local Residential Special School. For the next seven years he darned socks, patched jeans and generally looked after the children there, before being offered the post of Deputy Head at another Special School. They moved to Machynlleth, a small town on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park, and three years later he began to write for children. He now writes full time, apart from visiting schools or escaping into the mountains, and his books are available in eleven different languages.
Featured Books, with extracts by Malachy Doyle
Malachy Doyle
This is a terrific story by an author who really knows how to grab the reader’s attention and hold it. The story is based on a thrilling myth from the north east of England and is a great way to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/02/2010
Malachy Doyle
All pony lovers will fall for this beautiful picture story. Follow this fully illustrated story of how a foal grows into a horse from the exciting moment when it first learns to stand on its spindly legs to when it...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2008
Malachy Doyle
Magical stories are brought to life in this substantial Barefoot collection of Fairy Tales. There’s plenty of action and drama throughout. It really is a must-have collection for the family bookshelf to bring out and read a story...
Format: Hardback - Released: 12/10/2005
Malachy Doyle
Luminous paintings convey a magical night time atmosphere full of dreams, hopes and possibilities and a sense of ‘forever’, even when things are changing. A little girl dances joyously through the seasons with a ‘quiet and gentle tiger’. They meet...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/02/2005
Books by Malachy Doyle
Malachy Doyle
Brightly illustrated stories from different cultures simply retold in under 180 words, perfect for newly independent readers.
Format: Hardback - Released: 11/03/2010
Malachy Doyle
Brightly illustrated stories from different cultures simply retold in under 180 words, perfect for newly independent readers.
Format: Hardback - Released: 11/03/2010
Malachy Doyle
The king of the Little People thinks he is the most powerful, most important king in the world. But Ossian, the court minstrel, knows better. He knows about the kingdom of the Big People. What will happen when the two...
Format: Hardback - Released: 30/09/2009
Malachy Doyle
Exciting, page-turning adventures for children developing their reading confidence.
Format: Hardback - Released: 12/03/2009
Malachy Doyle
Format: Hardback - Released: 15/09/2008
Malachy Doyle
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/06/2007
Malachy Doyle
This title enables readers to journey to magical and memorable lands with an anthology of classic fairy tales from cultures around the world.
Format: Hardback - Released: 12/10/2005
