About the Author

Philip Barrett is an illustrator, designer and comic artist originally from Co.Donegal and currently living in Dublin. He has been self-publishing comics since 2001, including writing and drawing 9 issues of his catch-all title 'Matter' and contributing to numerous anthologies. In 2010 the Verbal Arts Centre in Derry published Philip's 'best-of' collection 'The Human in Me'. He is a co-founder of Edition Book Arts which celebrates the craft of the book and self-publishing as well as organising the 'Summer Edition' Fairs. In his artwork, his particular fascination is documenting the collision between the worlds of the fantastical and the mundane.

Reviews

a great book for kids and adults
*RaisingIreland.com*

incredibly vibrant and detailed
*RaisingIreland.com*

a bit like Where’s Wally but it’s better
*RaisingIreland.com*

we rate this book a nine out of ten because it’s just very fun
*RaisingIreland.com*

a great gift to send away to all of those Irish nieces, nephews and loved ones living abroad
*RaisingIreland.com*

a warm and humorous homage to all things Irish and all in all, a great book
*RaisingIreland.com*

budding explorers will love this Irish themed book
*Maternity & Infant Magazine*

'a fun way to learn something about Ireland'
*Juno Magazine*

'kept our children entertained for ages'
*Juno Magazine*

'When you open any page, there is so much going on'
*The Comic Cast.com*

'There’s loads in it'
*The Comic Cast.com*

'Wally now has an Irish rival'
*Evening Echo*

'great fun and hours of entertainment'
*parentsintouch.co.uk*

'packed with life and vigour'
*parentsintouch.co.uk*

'far more than just a ‘spot the character’ book'
*parentsintouch.co.uk*

'certainly a book to interest young tourists, whether from abroad or on a ‘staycation’'
*Pet O’Connell, Evening Echo*

'hours upon hours of fun to be had'
*Lucan Echo*

'well worth a look ... especially to take on your own summer holiday'
*Clondalkin Echo*

'enough to keep even the busiest of minds engaged'
*Lucan Echo*

'the beauty of Where’s Larry is not just the massively entertaining hunt for the little leprechaun but also the wonderful colour and care that has clearly gone into every character'
*Ballyfermot Echo*

'a wonderfully colourful book for all ages'
*Lucan Echo*

'will keep children and adults alike busy for hours'
*Tallaght Echo*

'entertaining and educational'
*Clondalkin Echo*

'the concept is fairly simple ... it’s Where’s Wally in Irish ... but the execution is far from that and it works an absolute treat'
*Tallaght Echo*

'Lots of fun, this occupies my daughter for ages as she searches out Larry and his friends'
*bookbabblers.co.uk*