Mary Murphy – Irish author

My name is Mary Murphy and I write and illustrate children’s books. I live in Dublin, Ireland, with my two dogs, Honey, and Alfie.

I have always loved reading, and writing, and drawing. So, it wasn’t surprising that, way back in 1996, I sent some ideas to publishers in the U.K., and asked them if they would like to make one of my ideas into a book. I was delighted when they said yes!

My first book, ‘I Like it When…’ was published by Egmont Books in 1997. Since then, I have written and illustrated about 45 books, with about seven different publishers. Most of my books are for babies and toddlers. My most recent books are ‘What I Like Most’, published by Walker Books UK in  2019, and ‘Only a Tree Knows How to be a Tree’, published by Otter Barry Books.

Books in order of publication:

I Like it When – 1997

You Smell – 1997

Please be Quiet – 1998

My Puffer Train – 1999

Here Comes Spring! – 1999

I Make a Cake – 1999

I Feel Happy – 2000

Here Comes the Rain – 2000

Caterpillar’s Wish – 2000

Some Things Change – 2000

I am an Artist – 2000

If – 2000

All the Little One (and a Half) – 2001

Koala and the Flower – 2002

How Kind! – 2002

I Kissed the Baby! – 2003

The Flyaway Alphabet – 2003

Little Owl and the Star – 2003

Moonchap – 2003

Foley and Jem – 2003

Christmas is the Best Bit – 2004

Let’s Go! – 2005

Parrot Park – 2006

Panda Foo and the New Friend – 2007

Comings and Goings at Parrot Park – 2008

Mouse is Small – 2013

Are You My Mummy? – 2014

Slow Snail – 2012

A Kiss Like This – 2012

Quick Duck! – 2012

Say Hello Like This – 2014

Crocopotamus – 2016

Good Night like This – 2016

Picken – Mix and Match Animals – 2019

Only A Tree Knows How to be a Tree – 2020

Little Owl and the Christmas Star – 2020

What I Like Most – 2020

Chirp – 2022