Dr. Mary Roche
@marygtroche.bsky.social
Author, bookworm, Ed Consultant. Creator of CT&BT dialogic pedagogy approach. Likes: chns lit, picbooks, action research. Co-founder of NEARI. Views all mine.
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Dr. Mary Roche
@marygtroche.bsky.social
· Nov 15
My own CT and BT book and other publications, co-authored with my @InfoNeari colleagues. See also eari.ie
#ChristmasReads No19 was greeted with a cheer. Little boys love a pants reference and the book is called Can You Find Santa's Pants?" Great bit of craic reading that!
December 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
#ChristmasReads No19 was greeted with a cheer. Little boys love a pants reference and the book is called Can You Find Santa's Pants?" Great bit of craic reading that!
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December is full of real joy. It is also an astonishing amount of work. Watching mothers of children at home rushing through the season has me reflecting on how much unpaid labour Christmas depends on, and how easily that labour disappears into “magic.”
#UnpaidLabour #CareWork #Christmas
#UnpaidLabour #CareWork #Christmas
The Magic of Mothers at Christmas
What Christmas Costs
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December 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
December is full of real joy. It is also an astonishing amount of work. Watching mothers of children at home rushing through the season has me reflecting on how much unpaid labour Christmas depends on, and how easily that labour disappears into “magic.”
#UnpaidLabour #CareWork #Christmas
#UnpaidLabour #CareWork #Christmas
The two contasting sides of the roof of a gingerbread house. One decorator, the 3.5 yo, had a rather casual approach. The 5.75 yo was quite precise in his execution. @jamesmayew.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The two contasting sides of the roof of a gingerbread house. One decorator, the 3.5 yo, had a rather casual approach. The 5.75 yo was quite precise in his execution. @jamesmayew.bsky.social
#ChristmasReads No18 is Jan Brett's wonderful "Who's that Knocking on Christmas Eve?"
December 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
#ChristmasReads No18 is Jan Brett's wonderful "Who's that Knocking on Christmas Eve?"
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December 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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It took a little while…but we finally found some book titles whose covers live up to the very pink sparkle of our offices’ Christmas Tree.
(Books by Flavia Z. Drago, Anna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw and Viola Wang)
#KidLitUK
(Books by Flavia Z. Drago, Anna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw and Viola Wang)
#KidLitUK
December 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It took a little while…but we finally found some book titles whose covers live up to the very pink sparkle of our offices’ Christmas Tree.
(Books by Flavia Z. Drago, Anna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw and Viola Wang)
#KidLitUK
(Books by Flavia Z. Drago, Anna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw and Viola Wang)
#KidLitUK
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Nature’s Acre is my Irish gardening memoir: wildlife, neighbours, and recovery with soil under fingernails. Grab it:
Ebook
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Paperback
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Paperback
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Nature's Acre: An Irish Garden Memoir of Making a Place Where Life Grows
Amazon.com: Nature's Acre: An Irish Garden Memoir of Making a Place Where Life Grows eBook : De Buitlear, Ciaran, Reyes, Cynthia S: Kindle Store
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December 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Nature’s Acre is my Irish gardening memoir: wildlife, neighbours, and recovery with soil under fingernails. Grab it:
Ebook
mybook.to/wFA3fQ1
Paperback
mybook.to/3MZxFf
Ebook
mybook.to/wFA3fQ1
Paperback
mybook.to/3MZxFf
Holy moly it's time for #ChristmasReads No17 and this evening's choice proved very popular. If you loved "There's a Bear on my Chair", then you'll really enjoy this one!
December 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Holy moly it's time for #ChristmasReads No17 and this evening's choice proved very popular. If you loved "There's a Bear on my Chair", then you'll really enjoy this one!
"The Polar Express" is No16 in the #ChristmasReads and was greeted with great glee.
December 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"The Polar Express" is No16 in the #ChristmasReads and was greeted with great glee.
And for #ChristmasReads No15 another cosy @littletigeruk.bsky.social book was chosen.
This one is called "Is It Christmas Yet?"
Apt! The 3 and a half year old asks that question - or a version of it - daily.
This one is called "Is It Christmas Yet?"
Apt! The 3 and a half year old asks that question - or a version of it - daily.
December 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
And for #ChristmasReads No15 another cosy @littletigeruk.bsky.social book was chosen.
This one is called "Is It Christmas Yet?"
Apt! The 3 and a half year old asks that question - or a version of it - daily.
This one is called "Is It Christmas Yet?"
Apt! The 3 and a half year old asks that question - or a version of it - daily.
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Mortifying trying to promote work at this time of year, but unfortunately it's still necessary to make a living from drawing due to a significant delay in successfully wooing a wealthy Kerry farmer and being whisked off in his John Deere to a life of diamond-encrusted wellies
📌 ciaraioch.com is now taking Christmas orders for prints, cards, and vouchers - each archival-quality print on heavy art paper is made in Ireland, ships internationally in eco-friendly packaging with discount tracked postage, and comes with a FREE card and treats for every customer 🎁 #SpéirGorm
December 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Mortifying trying to promote work at this time of year, but unfortunately it's still necessary to make a living from drawing due to a significant delay in successfully wooing a wealthy Kerry farmer and being whisked off in his John Deere to a life of diamond-encrusted wellies
#ChristmasReads No14 turned out to be the brilliant "How Does Santa Get Down the Chimney?"
December 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
#ChristmasReads No14 turned out to be the brilliant "How Does Santa Get Down the Chimney?"
It's bedtime, and #ChristmasReads No13 is waiting to be revealed. It's "The Snowiest Christmas Ever", another @littletigeruk.bsky.social book. The boys' other Gran gave them a set of these gentle little stories last year. They're getting quite a nice revival this year.
December 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It's bedtime, and #ChristmasReads No13 is waiting to be revealed. It's "The Snowiest Christmas Ever", another @littletigeruk.bsky.social book. The boys' other Gran gave them a set of these gentle little stories last year. They're getting quite a nice revival this year.
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Over the past couple of years, I've enjoyed putting together RfP book packs for @pandorabooks.bsky.social. A lot of thought and care went into the selections, and I think they make excellent 'starter packs'. They've recently been updated and are available here: www.pandorabooks.co.uk/jon-biddle-r...
December 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Over the past couple of years, I've enjoyed putting together RfP book packs for @pandorabooks.bsky.social. A lot of thought and care went into the selections, and I think they make excellent 'starter packs'. They've recently been updated and are available here: www.pandorabooks.co.uk/jon-biddle-r...
12 gone; 12 more to go. We're halfway through our #ChristmasReads. Tonight's story is "One Christmas Wish" @littletigeruk.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
12 gone; 12 more to go. We're halfway through our #ChristmasReads. Tonight's story is "One Christmas Wish" @littletigeruk.bsky.social
12 gone; 12 more to go. We're halfway through our #ChristmasReads. Tonight's story is "One Christmas Wish" @littletigeruk.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
12 gone; 12 more to go. We're halfway through our #ChristmasReads. Tonight's story is "One Christmas Wish" @littletigeruk.bsky.social
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Our own gardens can be such bursting hubs of life amidst roads, gravel, tree plantations, and overused fields.
You can help HEAL this world, no matter the size of your bit of it—even just a flowerpot left to its own devices. Every crumb counts 💚
You can help HEAL this world, no matter the size of your bit of it—even just a flowerpot left to its own devices. Every crumb counts 💚
December 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Our own gardens can be such bursting hubs of life amidst roads, gravel, tree plantations, and overused fields.
You can help HEAL this world, no matter the size of your bit of it—even just a flowerpot left to its own devices. Every crumb counts 💚
You can help HEAL this world, no matter the size of your bit of it—even just a flowerpot left to its own devices. Every crumb counts 💚
'What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas' is #ChristmasReads No11. A lovely choice for a cosy bedtime read.
December 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
'What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas' is #ChristmasReads No11. A lovely choice for a cosy bedtime read.
What, I wonder, is "The Most Wonderful Gift in the World"? All will be revealed soon because that is the title of tonight's bedtome story. #ChristmasReads No10
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
What, I wonder, is "The Most Wonderful Gift in the World"? All will be revealed soon because that is the title of tonight's bedtome story. #ChristmasReads No10
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Hopefully I inspire some children to write. But my hope is that I inspire them more broadly. This poem is about that. New on my freshly-updated website: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk/my-poems/wha... #BookSky #EduSky #poetry
December 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Hopefully I inspire some children to write. But my hope is that I inspire them more broadly. This poem is about that. New on my freshly-updated website: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk/my-poems/wha... #BookSky #EduSky #poetry
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Support an Irish artist and buy some really cool stuff! Still time to order for Xmas delivery!!🎅👇👇👇👇 A fine addition to any wall or desk!
📌 ciaraioch.com is now taking Christmas orders for prints, cards, and vouchers - each archival-quality print on heavy art paper is made in Ireland, ships internationally in eco-friendly packaging with discount tracked postage, and comes with a FREE card and treats for every customer 🎁 #SpéirGorm
December 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Support an Irish artist and buy some really cool stuff! Still time to order for Xmas delivery!!🎅👇👇👇👇 A fine addition to any wall or desk!
Yes. And I fear that, soon, it will be too late.
My book is 10 years old now but explains how the process might begin with young children
My book is 10 years old now but explains how the process might begin with young children
December 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Yes. And I fear that, soon, it will be too late.
My book is 10 years old now but explains how the process might begin with young children
My book is 10 years old now but explains how the process might begin with young children
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I feel sympathy and anger that critical thinking is not being taught in the schools or in the home. This is intentional by the government but parents are abdicating their responsibility too.
December 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I feel sympathy and anger that critical thinking is not being taught in the schools or in the home. This is intentional by the government but parents are abdicating their responsibility too.
We're Going on an Elf Chase is #ChristmasReads No9. That should be fun as tonight's bedtime read.
December 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We're Going on an Elf Chase is #ChristmasReads No9. That should be fun as tonight's bedtime read.