The star dogs / Roddy Doyle ; illustrated by Steve Simpson -- The hero of drumree / Derek Landy ; illustrated by Alan Clarke -- The Brockets get a dog / John Boyne ; illustrated by Paul Howard -- How to help your grandda / Judi Curtin ; illustrated by Chris Judge -- A winter's tale: the lookout / Eion Colfer ; illustrated by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick -- The snow globe / Marita Conlon-McKenna ; illustrated by P. J. Lynch -- The king of the birds / Michael Scott ; illustrated by Chris Haughton -- The battle of the ice queen / Gordon Snell ; illustrated by Michael Emberley -- The last cat / Celine Kiernan ; illustrated by Tatyana Feeney -- Across the cold ground / written and illustrated by Oisin McGann -- Ice fairies / Siobhan Parkinson ; illustrated by Olwyn Whelan -- Discovering bravery / Emma Brade ; illustrated by Niamh Sharkey.