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The Wee Men of Ballywooden
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| Author(s): | Arthur Mason |
| Illustrator(s): | Robert Lawson |
| Publisher(s): | The Viking Press |
| Year Published: | 1952 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | Fairy Tales - Classic Irish |
| Age Range: | Ages 7-9: Short Chapter Books |
| This is an | All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB) |
| OCLC: | 9695283 |
Description
Arthur Mason was an Irish sailor and gold prospector. He learned about the Wee Men from his mother when he was a boy growing up in Ireland. In this first book he tells of the Night of the Big Wind and how the Wee Men recovered their bagpipes from the rascally jackdaw.
This was Robert Lawson’s second published book which first brought his detailed and fantastic black and white illustrations to a wide audience.
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The Wee Men of Ballywooden (1930)
Arthur Mason was an Irish sailor and gold prospector. He learned about the Wee Men from his mother when he was a boy growing up in Ireland. In this first book he tells of the Night of the Big Wind and how the Wee Men recovered their bagpipes from the rascally jackdaw.
This was Robert Lawson’s second published book which first brought his detailed and fantastic black and white illustrations to a wide audience.
The Wee Men of Ballywooden (1937)
Arthur Mason was an Irish sailor and gold prospector. He learned about the Wee Men from his mother when he was a boy growing up in Ireland.
In this first book he tells of the Night of the Big Wind and how the Wee Men recovered their bagpipes from the rascally jackdaw.
This was Robert Lawson’s second published book which first brought his detailed and fantastic black and white illustrations to a wide audience.
Other Sequels
From the Horn of the Moon (1931)
In this second book about the adventures of the Wee Men, we learn about the Moving of the Bog, Willie the Wagger and the Fishing Clan, and the Pigs in the Castle. Robert Lawson drew the pictures.
Moving of the Bog (1931)
This chapter from From the Horn of the Moon was published in St. Nicholas magazine, Volume LVIII, Number 9, July 1931, page 644. The pictures by Robert Lawson are printed at much larger scale than in the book.
From the Horn of the Moon (1937)
In this second book about the adventures of the Wee Men, we learn about the Moving of the Bog, Willie the Wagger and the Fishing Clan, and the Pigs in the Castle. Robert Lawson drew the pictures.
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