• Authors,  holiday,  St. Patricks Day,  Tomie dePaola

    Happy St. Patrick’s Day

    In honor of St. Patrick’s Day we have chosen three Tomie dePaolo books for you.  Fin M’Coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill, Jamie O’Rourke and the Pooka and Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato. Fin M’Coul has always been one of my favorites since reading it to my 1st grade class over 20 years ago.  Fin and his wife Oonagh (both giants) live on Knockmany Hill, one day Cucillin the Giant comes to find Fin, as he is the only giant that he hasn’t been able to beat.  Oonagh helps Fin and they are able to outsmart Cucullin.  It’s a wonderful tale of love, mischief and adventure in Ireland.  Jamie…