2008 | Dublin | Level 2
Kate Gaynor & Kieran O'Donoghue
Special Stories Publishing
Kate Gaynor first began work on the Special Stories books in 2005 and went on to set up Special Stories Publishing with Kieran O’Donoghue with a mission to provide high quality and child focused material that addresses the countless social and health issues that so many young Irish children face.
The books are aimed at families, parents and professionals to read with a child who is facing a challenge such as asthma, fostering or childhood cancer as well as to any young child as a lesson in acceptance of disability or difference.
By making Special Stories books available to schools and to the mass market, Kate and Kieran hope to encourage tolerance and acceptance for children of all ages throughout Ireland. The books are available in bookstores nationwide and through educational distributors. In the future Special Stories Publishing hopes to further expand the series in conjunction with parents, children and professionals and give them the chance to tell their own ‘Special Story’.
“We believe all children should understand that a difficult challenge, physical or otherwise should never prevent them from reaching their potential.”
www.specialstories.net
