There's great excitement when the school band is chosen to march in the Saint Patrick's Day Parade.

Olanna practises really hard on her tin whistle. At last the big day arrives and they line up with the stilt-walkers, the bagpipers, the dancing leprechauns.

Then disaster strikes.

But Olanna - and her granny back in Nigeria - saves the day!

A new series of books for modern, multi-cultural Ireland for children aged 6-8

This book was recognised by the Reading Association of Ireland Award. It was recognised by the White Raven Award.

This book is part of a book series called Bridges .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by O'Brien Press Ltd .

Natasha Mac a'Bhaird is a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of the bestselling wedding planning guide, The Irish Bride's Survival Guide and her latest book is The Irish Bridesmaid's Guide. Her first two children's books, Missing Ellen and Olanna's Big Day, were both chosen for the White Ravens Collection. Cartoon Saloon is a Kilkenny-based animation studio formed by Paul Young, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey in 1999. They are best-known for their Academy Award-nominated feature-length animations The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, but have also done a wide range of television programmes and some lovely illustration work for O'Brien Press books.