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KidLit Book Review: Begone the Raggedy Witches by Celine Kiernan

Posted on September 11, 2018

Originally posted on Spooky KidLit:
Synopsis On the night that Aunty dies, the raggedy witches come for Mup’s family. Pale, cold, and relentless, the witches will do anything for the tyrannical queen who has outlawed most magic and enforces her…

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I <3 reader's letters

Posted on July 11, 2018

What a thrill! Thank you @AshGroveAcademy for these wonderful letters❤ I can't wait to dive in and answer them allPS I LOVE YOUR #Raggedywitches NOTE PAPER ❤❤❤❤❤ ( @WalkerBooksUK @Candlewick @sallyanne_s ) pic.twitter.com/fyw8YedXEn — Celine Kiernan (@Celine_Kiernan) July 10, 2018

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Magic Animal Personas from Kingscourt

Posted on April 17, 2018

I haven’t had a chance yet to add all the names and details to these brilliant drawings, but I’ve left the marvelous artists waiting far too long for their work to see the light of day. I need to share them … Continue reading →

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Lemoncello sing live at Raggedy Witches book launch

Posted on February 19, 2018

Thanks to everyone who turned up at the Begone the Raggedy Witches book launch last Thursday. Oh man, it was packed out, people came from London, Wexford, Cork, Belfast, Galway, Navan and Dublin. Folk brought cake (cake!) It was such … Continue reading →

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Begone the Raggedy Witches Booktrailer

Posted on February 12, 2018

So glad to be able to share this with you at last! The animated booktrailer for Begone the Raggedy Witches. This features original music inspired by the book and written by LemonCello. They’ll be playing the full song at the book … Continue reading →

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More Raggedy Witches Animation

Posted on November 8, 2017

  Still messing about with gifs as I animate the book trailer for ‘Begone the Raggedy Witches‘. This is Mup and her dog, Badger, and her best friend Crow, walking through the witch-haunted woods of her grandmother’s kingdom. I’ve animated … Continue reading →

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Raggedy Witch Animation

Posted on May 20, 2017

So while I’ve been working away on my agent’s notes for Book Two, I’ve also been fiddling with some animation for next year’s Raggedy Witches music video (I need to hand a timed reel over to the musician soon, so he … Continue reading →

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