Tim o'Toole and the Wee Folk |
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Author:
| McDermott, Gerald |
ISBN: | 978-0-14-050675-4 |
Publication Date: | Feb 1992 |
Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group
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Imprint: | Puffin Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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Tim O'Toole and his wife, Kathleen, are so poor they have not a penny or a potato between them. Even their cats are too skinny for the mice to chase! When Tim goes out to find a job, he stumbles upon "the wee folk"-a band of leprechauns who give him gifts to make his fortune. That is, if Tim can keep clear of the evil McGoon family. . . . "The telling here has a well-honed, Irish lilt; the illustrations, by a Caldecott winner, are lively, expressive, and well sprinkled...
More DescriptionTim O'Toole and his wife, Kathleen, are so poor they have not a penny or a potato between them. Even their cats are too skinny for the mice to chase! When Tim goes out to find a job, he stumbles upon "the wee folk"-a band of leprechauns who give him gifts to make his fortune. That is, if Tim can keep clear of the evil McGoon family. . . .
"The telling here has a well-honed, Irish lilt; the illustrations, by a Caldecott winner, are lively, expressive, and well sprinkled with sprightly men in green."-Kirkus Reviews
"This book is a winner."-Booklist