Students from four schools in Monaghan participated in the Junior Jurors' Programme to choose the winners of this year's KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards.
The winners were recently announced at a ceremony in Merrion Square as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin.
The students from St.Louis Girls National School, Patrician High School, St. Michael's National School and Drumcorrin National School selected their favorites alongside an independent panel of expert judges, including a Young Judge.
Through the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards Junior Juries' Programme young people in schools, libraries and book clubs shadowed adult judges on the judging panel in reading, discussing and assessing the shortlisted books.
Speaking at the ceremony, Elaina Ryan, CEO of Children's Books Ireland, said: "Our congratulations to every one of the authors, illustrators and publishers celebrating their wins. Through our KPMG Junior Juries programme, we have seen the wonder and delight that these six books have inspired in young readers across Ireland, and it is a joy to recognise and reward the artists that created them at this level.
