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Mark Oliver Competition
 Books Overboard!

Twenty famous quotations from your favourite books and fairytales have fallen into the sea and we need your help to put them back where they belong!

Please Note: Correction to information on Competition Postcards - There are infact 20 quotations to find on the poster, not 16 as stated on the postcard. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

What to do...

First you need to track down one of Mark Oliver's georgeously designed Children's Book Festival Posters in your local library, school, bookshop or view online by clicking here markolivercomp. At the bottom of the image you'll find twenty quotations hidden amongst the waves. Work out which book or fairytale each of the quotations is taken from and you could be in with a chance of winning €1000 worth of books for your school! See www.childrensbooksireland.ie for more details.

How to Enter...

To enter the competition just click here entryform or collect an entry form at your local library and post to: 

CBF Mark Oliver Competition,
Children's Books Ireland,
17 North Great Georges Street,
Dublin 1

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May 24, 2008 (10:00 am)
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May 31, 2008 (2:30 pm)
SCBWI Ireland Meeting
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