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Murphy, Jim

Fergus and the Night-Demon: An Irish Ghost Story

32 pp. | Clarion | September, 2006 | Trade ISBN 0-618-33955-8 $16.00
(4) K-3 Illustrated by John Manders. Inspired by traditional Irish folklore, Murphy's original story tells of Fergus O'Mara, a lazy, fun-loving lad who encounters a Night-Demon. The gouache and colored-pencil illustrations depict both Fergus and the demon as caricatures, which detracts somewhat from the story. But the tale's a lively one, with clever Fergus repeatedly besting the monster, and it's a good choice for reading aloud.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

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