Jamie O'Rourke and the pooka

by Tomie De Paola

Paper Book, 2001

Status

Available

Call number

DEPAOLA

Series

Jamie O’Rourke (2)

Genres

Children's Books

Publication

Scholastic (2001), Unknown Binding

Description

While his wife is away, a lazy man relies on a pooka to clean up the messes that he and his friends make.

User reviews

LibraryThing member GeniusBabies

This is another great book by Tomie dePaola. The best part about reading this book aloud is the Irish accents, dePaola does a fantastic job of capturing Irish mannerisms. The book is also the perfect length for a bedtime read. A great tale and message as well. Beware, the Pooka is scary!

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LibraryThing member smmote

Jamie O'Rourke is the messiest and laziest man in Ireland, who's wife, Eileen, leaves him home for a week and expects him to clean the dishes and sweep the house. Jamie O'Rourke gets really lucky when a magical pooka comes to do all of the housework for him. Jamie's kindness breaks the spell cast

on the Pooka who no longer has to do the housework, and sure enough leaves him with a messy house for his wife to come home to!

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LibraryThing member nmhale

Jamie O'Rourke is the laziest man in Ireland. When his wife goes away for a week, he's supposed to look after the home ... instead, he has a party with his friends! They make a huge mess that Jamie dreads to clean. That night, a pooka comes to his house and does all the cleaning for him. Ecstatic,

Jamie relies on the Pooka to clean up all the messes from his nightly parties, and he's so pleased with the Pooka's work that he decides to give him a reward. Only, Jamie may regret that simple gift of a coat.

The characters in this story are engaging, with a dash of mischievous spice. I enjoy dePaola's work for his lovable characters, that are good but flawed, approachable, and I also enjoy his story lines that draw on so many different cultural beliefs and legends. In this book, we have the Pooka, a mythical creature populating many Irish legends, but likely unfamiliar to American audiences. The novelty of the character, and the upbeat and humorous plot, are sure to draw kids and adults.

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LibraryThing member claire.cavell

Jamie O'Rourke is one of the laziest men, if not the laziest, in Ireland. When his wife is gone for a week his friends come over every night to drink cider and eat. After the first night Jamie was too tired to clean up, of course, so he drifted to sleep but was then awoken by a strange creature

with long ears and a tail. When he had the courage to get out of bed the creature was already gone and the mess he had left was clean! This became a ritual and the mysterious Pooka returned every night until Jamie confronted the Pooka and offered him a jacket,the creatures mission was complete and the mess was left for Jamie but really for his wife.

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LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Funny fable - not quite like any other I'd encountered, but certainly in keeping with the style of the best folk tales for children. The rhythm of the Irish dialect shown - a great read-aloud even if you're, say, mostly Scandinavian.

LibraryThing member NMiller22

While his wife is away, a lazy man relies on a pooka to clean up the messes that he and his friends make.

LibraryThing member KristenRoper

Lazy Jamie O'Rourke is left to keep house when his wife Eileen leaves for several days. He spends each evening having a grand time with his three friends, and every evening a pooka cleans up his mess. Everything is going grandly for Jamie until he discovers why the pooka is cleaning his house each

night. The pooka was lazy during his life on earth, and now is tasked with cleaning for others. Jamie gives the pooka his coat, which completes the pooka's punishment and leaves Jamie with a mess on the last night before Eileen's return. But Jamie doesn't quite learn his lesson, and instead resorts to pouting over his misfortune in being generous.

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