The Wonders of Donal O'Donnell
2002
First Published
3.83
Average Rating
40
Number of Pages
Celebrate the magical power of storytelling ""If it's wonders you'll be after, it won't be far that you'll have to go."" The heart of Donal O'Donnell, like his farmhouse door, has been bolted shut since the day his son died. So when he returns from tending his puck goats in the freezing sleet of a winter storm to find three peddlers huddled at his hearth, he is furious with his wife, Sorcha. But then, one by one, the peddlers begin to tell their tales—tales of marvels and mystique—and slowly Donal O'Donnell and Sorcha begin to experience a wonder greater than they had ever hoped for. The story of this wonder is told in the interweaving of four traditional Irish tales with illustrations full of magic and mystery.
Avg Rating
3.83
Number of Ratings
46
5 STARS
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3 STARS
37%
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Author
Gary D. Schmidt
Author · 31 books
Gary D. Schmidt is an American children's writer of nonfiction books and young adult novels, including two Newbery Honor books. He lives on a farm in Alto, Michigan,with his wife and six children, where he splits wood, plants gardens, writes, feeds the wild cats that drop by and wishes that sometimes the sea breeze came that far inland. He is a Professor of English at Calvin College.
