King Puck: An Illustrated Irish Tale About Finding Hidden Fairies at the Magical Festival for Kids (Ages 4-8)

This book is a favorite of our granddaughter. She wants it read to her everyday. Beautifully illustrated.

Great story, especially for the upcoming St. Pat's Day!

Five stars for the beautiful illustrations and five stars for the enchanting story. I am a preschool teacher and this is definitely the right length of book for 4-5 year olds. The pictures warm your heart and make you smile. Well done Mr. Garland! Please create more stories like this one for little ones.

great story to make children interested in learning more about Ireland

What a wonderful read! The childen in my classroom loved this book. It's hard to find a good St Patrick's day children's book.

Even those of us with no claim to Irish blood find ourselves drawn toward shades of green. Here's a winsome new picture book inspired by "Ireland's oldest and most unusual fair."Not at all a retelling of any traditional tale, this is a new folk-like story featuring rosy, rotund Seamus and his frolicsome goat Finny. Seamus often reads aloud to Finny from his books about the legendary Finn MacCool. Still, it's a lonely life on their mountain.When a bit of fairy magic grants Finny the gift of human speech, Seamus proudly spruces up his sprightly goat and leads him down to Killorglin for a special festival. The very best goat in the village will be crowned King Puck, ruler of all Ireland for one day. At first poor Finny is quite overshadowed by the grand competitors--but how many goats know the legend of Finn MacCool?Computer art gives the tale a contemporary look, with crisp foreground figures against a background of muted hills and trees. Young readers will delight in searching for the fairies hidden on nearly every page.The story might have ended with the King Puck pageant, but author/illustrator Garland has provided even better closure for his readers. As King Puck, Finny is entitled to claim a treasure. The mayor offers gold, silver, a mountain of hay. Finny's unexpected choice is one that readers young and old will cherish."King Puck" is a heartwarming story that celebrates the rich rewards of storytelling.

I saw this book at a discount store today, picked it up and read it. Loved it! My granddaughters will love this one, as I'll put a bit of an Irish accent on the spoken parts. The kids love that when they get to hear how other country folk talk. Now that my oldest granddaughter can read, she reads to the younger ones, and she'll put the accent on it when she reads it, too. So much fun!!!

Our four-year-old son loves this book and it has sparked his imagination to call his younger brother, aged one, to call him King Puck since he is just learning to talk. Art work is fantastic and the story is charming. We read it over and over. If you are a fan of the Jakers! The Story of Piggly Winks public television show, this book is in line with that sort of charm and fancy.