New Laureate na nÓg Niamh Sharkey’s first official engagement as Laureate was to address a seminar organised by Bernardos on the topic of Literacy and Numeracy for Early Learners. The seminar took place at the Hilton Hotel in Kilmainham, Dublin, and was attended by educators, librarians and policy-makers in the Early Learning Sector. Niamh spoke about her own process as a picture-book maker, the impact that picture books had on children, as well as the influence that illustrators such as the late Maurice Sendack and Jim Henson had had on her work.

Imelda Graham of Barnardos with Laureate na nÓg Niamh Sharkey at the Literacy and Numeracy Seminar