Anseo Ata Muid

Nuair a tháinig páiste leis an údar agus maisitheoir Oliver Jeffers ar an saol le gairid, shocraigh sé leabhar a chruthú,
leis an domhan a chur i láthair dá mhaicín nua. ‘Anseo Atá Muid’ an toradh a bhí ar an smaoineamh sin,
leabhar aoibhinn a mbeidh gach duine ag iarraidh bhronnadh ar dhaoine a bhfuil páste nuabheirthe acu.

An tÚdar/Maisitheoir:
Is as Béal Feirste don údar agus maisitheoir Oliver Jeffers agus tá cáil ar a chuid leabhar aoibhne ar fud na cruinne.
Tá a shaothar ar fáil i mbreis agus 30 teanga. Ní raibh aon saothar dá chuid ar fáil i nGaeilge go dtí seo, ach tá
an scéal sin curtha ina cheart le foilsiú an leabhair seo. Tá cónaí air féin agus ar a theaghlach i mBrooklyn, Nua-Eabhrac.

An tAistritheoir:
Is as Ard Mhic Nasca, lámh le Béal Feirste i gContae an Dúin don scríbhneoir agus aistritheoir, Máire Zepf.
Ceapadh í mar chéad Comhalta le Scríbhneoireacht do Pháistí ag Ionad Seamus Heaney, Ollscoil na Ríona,
Béal Feirste i 2017. I measc na mbunleabhar atá scríofa aici tá ‘Ná Gabh Ar Scoil!’ a ainmníodh ar
Honour’s List Idirnáisíunta IBBY, 2018. Tá an leabhar aistrithe go Cóiréis, go Briotáinis, go Sínis, go
Turcais agus go Béarla Mheiriceá.

The exquisite and thought-provoking new book from the multi award-winning, internationally best-selling
picture book creator of Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers.
Well, hello. And welcome to this Planet. We call it Earth. Our world can be a bewildering place, especially if
you’ve only just got here. Your head will be filled with questions, so let’s explore what makes our planet and
how we live on it. From land and sky, to people and time, these notes can be your guide and start you on your journey.
And you’ll figure lots of things out for yourself. Just remember to leave notes for everyone else.
Some things about our planet are pretty complicated, but things can be simple, too: you’ve just got to be kind.
Here We Are is the utterly heartfelt new book from Oliver Jeffers. We’re glad you found it.

PRESS ‘HERE WE ARE’
“An optimistic snapshot of contemporary life, this heartfelt hug of a book ought to become a classic” The Guardian
“The witty images are atmospheric and full of enthralling detail” Nicolette Jones / The Times
“There is a childlike awe and wonder about the stars and planets in the book” The Irish Times
‘Delightfully illustrated’ Time

Author: Belfast native Oliver Jeffers is a world-famous picture-book maker, whose beautiful illustrated
stories have been published in over 30 languages worldwide. He has not until now been published in Irish and we would like to put that right.
Translator: Máire Zepf, Children’s Writing Fellow at the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University,
Belfast, to make an Irish translation of Oliver Jeffers’ most recent picture book, HERE WE ARE.
Máire’s Irish has a distinctive Ulster flavour which would be perfect for this project.