The Fairy Queen

By Chrissy Donoghue Ward

Book Overview

Have you ever wondered how leprechauns came to be in Ireland?

The Travellers lived happily, travelling from place to place, until one day the bad king and queen arrived in Ireland.

The king of the Travellers, and his grandchildren run away to the woods. There they meet the lovely fairy queen, who turns all the Travellers into leprechauns so they can hide from the bad queen's soldiers.

A tale rooted in the oral tradition of the Irish Traveller community, by beloved storyteller Chrissy Donoghue Ward.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1915071569
• ISBN13: 9781915071569
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Little Island Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3