Horn Book Review
McDermott's characteristic illustrations are a perfect accompaniment to the cheery good humor of this story about Tim O'Toole and a band of leprechauns. The comical folk art and the economical use of language, as well as its slight hint of brogue, will make this book a pleasurable choice for reading aloud. From HORN BOOK 1990, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
A story that draws heavily on the familiar tale about a man who wins three magical gifts that a false innkeeper then tries to purloin (cf. Grimm, ""The Table, the Ass, and the Stick""). 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. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.