DePaola, Tomie

The laziest man in all of Ireland catches a leprechaun, who offers a potato seed instead of a pot of gold for his freedom.

Deciding to fight the night because it always comes at the wrong time, a boy spends an unusual night under the covers at the bottom of his bed.

Deciding to fight the night because it always comes at the wrong time, a boy spends an unusual night under the covers at the bottom of his bed.

Aside from having the same name, Tommy and his grandfather Tom share a sense of humor.

Hired by the wise old Grandmother Witch, Strega Nona, to take care of her house and garden, Big Anthony disobeys her order to never touch her special pasta pot.

Because Befana's household chores kept her from finding the Baby King, she searches to this day, leaving gifts for children on the Feast of the Three Kings.