{"title":"Books by Oein DeBhairduin","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781915071071","title":"The Slug and the Snail","description":"An USBBY Outstanding International Book 2025Drawn from the Irish Traveller storytelling tradition, DeBhairduin’s tale is a gentle allegory about identity, self-acceptance and different ways of seeing the world.   Two slugs travel happily together until they meet a crow who asks them where their home is. The younger brother, embarrassed, makes himself a shell, and calls himself snail. The older brother carries on as he is. At first, the brothers grow apart. But in time, they learn to respect each other’s way of life.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309266186613,"sku":"9781915071071","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781915071071_4566b239-eb79-44a5-8c50-3c8e515414c6.jpg?v=1786445729"},{"product_id":"an-druchtin-agus-an-seilide","title":"An Druchtin agus an Seilide","description":"Irish language edition of The Slug and the SnailDrawn from the Irish Traveller storytelling tradition, DeBhairduin’s tale is a gentle allegory about difference, self-acceptance and different ways of seeing the world. Two slugs travel happily together as brothers, until they meet a crow who shows them that they have no home.Ashamed, one of the slugs decides to make himself a home, and calls himself snail. The brothers grow apart andbecome suspicious of each other. The slug with no shell-house feels ashamed until he learns to see that the very road he travels is his home, and so he shall never be homeless. The happy slug no longer sees himself through the judging eyes of others, but proudly asserts his place in the world.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57492446740853,"sku":"9781915071316","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781915071316.jpg?v=1786529292"},{"product_id":"sheilas-busy-day","title":"Sheila's Busy Day","description":"Sheila’s Busy Day is a warm and engaging picture book, told through a series of photographs, that follows a day in the life of a young girl from the Irish Traveller community. Sheila has a busy day ahead!She eats breakfast, reads with her baby brother Patrick, plays with her dolls, visits the Pope’s Cross in Phoenix Park, spends time at the playground, and helps care for the horses before settling down for bed.   Through a series of engaging photographs, Sheila’s Busy Day offers a warm and authentic glimpse into the everyday life of a young girl from the Irish Traveller community. Celebrating Traveller identity, family and tradition, the story weaves cultural details – including Sheila’s St Philomena chord, Traveller jewellery, and cherished family customs – naturally into day-to-day adventures that children everywhere willrecognise and relate to.   This charming picture book provides an inclusive and accessible window  into Traveller life, celebrating the diversity of Irish culture.    Co-produced with Pavee Point charity and funded by the Department of Children, Diversity and Equality.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57680071721333,"sku":"9781918353525","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-oein-debhairduin.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}