Read by Martha Begley Schade

One day while digging for food in the woods, our seven little squirrels, who all have very different personalities, find an amazing golden key. Set alight with curiosity, they want to find what the key opens and plan to go on an adventure the next day to Merlin Castle. All except one, of course! Along their way, they first have to overcome several obstacles - together. By finding the goodness in each other, the whole team manage to work together and ultimately find what the key opens with a final big surprise. Galway Fairytales are a range of books that aim to nurture children's wellbeing through Irish storytelling. These books enable discussions on topics such as bullying, friendships, kindness, teamwork, finding your source of good guidance in life, persevering as a friend, the importance of saying sorry and owning up to wrongdoing, the limits to pranking others, social inclusion, family breakup and coping with anxiety. Each story comes complete with a discussion list and sets of interesting facts about some character or aspect in the story. The Golden Key Of Wisdom is the third book of the Merlin Woods Series and comes complete with a discussion list as well as interesting ideas about squirrels. Social-emotional learning through enjoyable Irish stories. "If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales." Albert Einstein

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