Creativity + Play
Artwork by Niamh Sharkey
Children have the right to rest and leisure, play and recreation, and to participate freely in cultural and artistic activities. It is important to celebrate and recognise this right as a crucial part of the child’s development but also as important in itself.
Wonder and creativity nurture understanding, empathy and appreciation of diversity, as well as enabling children to participate in society and prepare for adulthood. This image celebrates the right of all children to express themselves and through art to explore and create worlds larger than themselves.
Niamh Sharkey
Niamh Sharkey is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books. Tales from Old Ireland was included in the International Board of Books for Young People Honour Book List in 2002 and her books have been translated into over twenty languages. She is the creator of Disney Junior’s animated preschool series Henry Hugglemonster and was the Irish Laureate for Children’s Literature 2012-2014.