Flappy the pigeon is born with abnormally long wings that flap too loudly when he tries to fly. He frightens everyone with the loud clapping that results. He is asked not to fly and all the others start to bully him. When he rises to the challenge to try help save the princess, he realises that by believing in his inner strength and not let the bullies win, he can overcome all of this. He even wins a medal of bravery!

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.

Flappy is the first book of the Merlin Fairy Series and comes complete with a discussion list as well as interesting ideas about pigeons.

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