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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 1990 · Est. 12 min read-aloud
Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk
Tim must outwit leprechauns and a sinister family to escape poverty.
32 pages· 1,470 words· Est. 12 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Tim O'Toole and his wife, Kathleen, are destitute, with not even a potato to their name. Desperate for work, Tim encounters leprechauns who offer him magical gifts to change his fate. But danger lurks in the form of the cunning McGoon family, who threaten to snatch away his newfound fortune. Can Tim navigate this treacherous path and secure a better future, or will the McGoons' schemes leave him empty-handed? Discover a tale of luck, wit, and the struggle for a better life in this enchanting adventure.
From the publisher
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. . . .
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 1,470
- Reading age
- 5–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 690L
Themes & topics
What readers & critics say
Reviews
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out of 7
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.5
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 66803
Publication
- Published
- February 1, 1992
- First published
- March 1, 1990
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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