Rita

Cailín beag atá inti le smaointe móra.

Seo í Rita! Cailín beag atá inti le smaointe móra. Is splanc chruthaitheach í Rita a d’fhás ón chomhoibriú samhlaíoch idir an maisitheoir Andrew Whitson agus an scríbhneoir Máire Zepf. Bhí sé mar aidhm ag an fhoireann chruthaitheach sin carachtar nua a chruthú, carachtar a bheadh aitheanta ag páistí ar fud na tíre, le dearadh beoga agus pearsantacht láidir uathúil. Bheadh sí so-aitheanta, spleodrach, tarraingteach, agus le sraith leabhar, bheadh sí i gcónaí i mbun eachtraí nua.

Creideann An tSnáthaid Mhór go mbeidh beocht ag Rita, an rógaire rua, mar charachtar, ní hamháin ar leathanaigh na leabhar, mar a raibh sí beo go dtí seo, ach ar ardáin úra chomh maith, ar an teilifís agus ar líne. An fhís atá againn do Rita ná go mbeadh pacáiste iomlán ar fáil – na leabhair féin, na cláracha teilifíse, ábhar digiteach agus ábhar oideachasúil.

Tá Rita le foilsiú sa Bhreatnais agus i mBéarla gan mhoill. Táimid tar éis na cearta a dhíol leis an fhoilsitheoir Breatnaise, Graffeg. Is foilsitheoirí iad a bhfuil nasc againn leo le tamall. Bíonn muid ag comhoibriú leo ar chomheagráin Ghaeilge den tsraith leabhar Muireann/Molly/Mali, a mhaisíonn Andrew Whitson. Fágann sé seo go bhfuil féidearthacht ann eachtraí Rita a scaipeadh, ar ardáin éagsúla, chuig pobail teanga eile.

Tá lucht leanúna dílis ag Rita i measc phobal óg na Gaeilge cheana féin – ach fan go bhfeicfidh siad Rita nuair a thiocfaidh sí chun beatha ar an scáileán!

She is a little girl with big ideas.

This is Rita! She is a little girl with big ideas. Rita is a creative spark that grew out of the imaginative collaboration between illustrator Andrew Whitson and writer Máire Zepf. That creative team aimed to create a new character, a character that would be recognizable to children all over the country, with a vivid design and a strong unique personality. She would be recognizable, exciting, engaging, and with a series of books, she would always be on new adventures.

The Big Needle believes that Rita, the red - haired rogue, will come to life as a character, not only on the pages of books, as she has lived to date, but also on new platforms, on TV and online. Our vision for Rita is to have a complete package - the books themselves, the TV shows, digital content and educational content. Rita is due to be published in Welsh and English shortly. We have sold the rights to the Welsh publisher, Graffeg. They are publishers with whom we have had a connection for some time. We collaborate with them on Irish language editions of the Muireann / Molly / Mali book series, illustrated by Andrew Whitson. This makes it possible to spread Rita 's adventures, on different platforms, to other language communities. Rita already has a loyal fan base among the young Irish language community - but wait until they see Rita when she comes to life on screen!