RESCUING TITANIC

Wide Eyed Editions, 2021

The illustrated story of quiet bravery which tells in rich detail how the little ship Carpathia saved 705 passengers of the Titanic from the icy waters of the North Atlantic.

‘A visual feast […] Exquisite artwork […] A triumphant debut’— The Observer, Best Picture Books

‘A tour de force – a gripping account [..] spare, well-judged text and delicate but powerful illustrations' — The Guardian

One to Watch – 'Delargy creates a real sense of human drama in her exquisite illustrations and beautifully detailed vignettes, while chronicling the by-the-minute details of what happened on that fateful night.’

  -- Fiona Noble ― The Bookseller Previews

A ‘remarkable debut…celebrating the best of humanity while also sensitively acknowledging the heartbreak and suffering caused on that fateful night.’ ― Children's Books Ireland

• Winner of the ‘Eilis Dillon Award’ at the 2022 KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards.

• Winner in the ‘Non Fiction for ages 7-11’ category of the English Association’s 2022 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards

• Shortlisted for the 2023 Carnegie Medal for Illustration

• Shortlisted for the 2022 Klaus Flugge Prize

• Longlisted for the 2022 School Library Association Information Book Award 

• Longlisted for the 2023 UKLA Book Awards 

• Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year 2022

Also available in French, German, Simplified Chinese, Korean.