KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards

The KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards are the leading annual children's book awards in Ireland. Established in 1990, these awards identify, honour and promote excellence in books for young people by Irish authors and illustrators. KPMG have been headline sponsor of the awards since 2020.

In addition to the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year the following awards were won in 2025:

- Honour Award for Fiction: Little Bang by Kelly McCaughrain

- Honour Award for Illustration: Beanie and the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer and Steve McCarthy

- Eilis Dillion Award: Fia and the Last Snow Deer by Eilish Fisher

- Judges Special Award Winner: Little Bang by Kelly McCaughrain

- Junior Juries Award Winner: The Dictionary Story by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston

WINNER 2025

Fia and the Last Snow Deer

Fisher, Eilish ISBN: 9780241651964
Hardback

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Fia and her snow deer Solas have always had a powerful and unbreakable connection. But as Fia's village face a seemingly eternal winter, they turn their sights to Solas and an ancient prophecy that promises the return of sunlight and life, if the ultimate sacrifice is made . . . Refusing to allow the worst to happen, Fia and her cousin Mish run from the village with Solas, seeking out the Deer Mother - the mythical being who wakes the sun at the winter solstice and who might be their only hope. But the wilderness is harsh and shadows lurk at every turn. Can they make it to the Deer Mother? And, if they do, what choices will Fia face to bring back the sun and save her village?A powerful and beautiful tale set in snowy pre-historic Ireland, about hope, kindness and the power of friendship. 

- Browns Books Synopsis