SKU: 20080515

JAMIE O'ROURKE AND THE POOKA, written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola, was published in January, 2000.

Publisher's Note: "From the creator of the much-loved book JAMIE O'ROURKE AND THE BIG POTATO, comes another story about the laziest man in all of Ireland, Jamie O'Rourke. This time Jamie's wife has left him alone for a week. All Jamie has to do is clean the dishes and sweep the house. Of course, Jamie's the messiest man in all of Ireland as well as the laziest, but when a magical Pooka comes to do all the housework, he figures he's also the luckiest. But Jamie's luck runs out when he give the Pooka a warm overcoat as thanks, thus breaking the house-cleaning spell cast on the Pooka. The Pooka runs off, leaving Jamie - and Eileen - with a very messy house indeed!"

8 1/4" W x 10 1/4" H, 32 pages, Ages 4 - 8, Grades PreS - 3, ISBN 0-399-23467-5

This book will be sent autographed "Tomie (year)." However, a note will be sent to you after you've purchased the book to ask if you'd like the autograph personalized.