Internationally renowned author illustrator PJ Lynch was Ireland’s fourth Laureate na nÓg and held the title from 2016 until 2018. PJ’s Laureate theme was the “The Big Picture”, a two-year focus on the art of illustration and visual storytelling. During his term, PJ completed several giant picture walls with help from hundreds of children and young people at festivals and public events throughout Ireland. He led a team of celebrated children’s book illustrators commissioned to decorate the walls of Gaelscoil Mhainistir na Corann in Cork with permanent murals inspired by the pupils’ love of reading.
