Milly McCarthy and the Christmas Calamity

by Leona Forde, Karen Harte (Illustrator)

Overview

Follows Milly as she unintentionally steals the show in her class's festive performance, leading to a hilarious holiday mishap.

It’s coming up to Christmas and Milly’s class is prepping for their end—of—term performance. This year they’ve decided on a festive concert, so they can each showcase their favorite talent.

Milly can’t wait to take part — though she never anticipated quite such a starring role and really, it was totally NOT her fault that she literally brought the house down.

The stage is set for a truly festive fiasco for our favorite cailín from Cork!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781804581018
Publisher:	Gill Books
Publication date:	01/16/2025
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.80(h) x (d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Leona Forde is an English and History teacher from Bandon, Co. Cork. She wrote Milly McCarthy for her daughter, who wanted to read a Wimpy Kid—style story but not one set in the US or UK. Leona is married with four children and is currently writing the sequel to Milly McCarthy is a Complete Catastrophe, titled Milly McCarthy and the Irish Dancing Disaster.

Karen Harte is an illustrator, comic creator and visual designer from Dublin. She has worked with a variety of clients such as Positive Period Ireland, Girls Rock Dublin, Fighting Words, the Dublin Feminist Film Festival and more. Her illustrations focus on playful visual storytelling and are informed by finding joy in the everyday.