num_pages: 32
description: 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 with sprightly men in green.”— Kirkus Reviews “This book is a winner.”— Booklist 
language: English
title: Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk
titlecomplete: Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk (Picture Puffins)
genres: Ireland, Holiday, Cultural, Childrens, Picture Books, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Folk Tales, Irish Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 292
publisher: Puffin Books