Books with title THE LITTLE PEOPLE

Sandy Piggot a ten year old American girl leaves her New York home for a family vacation in Ireland. Being chased by what her Irish cousin Kevin calls a witch they run for their lives and by some supernatural and magical circumstance find themselves in the land of The Little People, a world that exists in the eyes of some and not in others. They embark on a strange exciting adventure into the world of the Leprechauns. The comical King Shamus of The Ring of Kerry has a serious problem in his village kingdom. It is under siege from ferocious rats and the King has lost the spell for controlling the size of the rodents. He is able to make time stand still and shrink the children to fit into the world of the Little People. This is much to the delight of the frightened Sean Flynn, who acts as the King’s footstool and general lackey. Sandy, with the help of Dermot O’ Neill, the King’s right hand man is introduced to the mythical being, the Banshee who agrees to help them. The Banshee offers them the use of “Star of the Night” a magical flying horse and they set out into the real world to bring help from Kevin’s bedroom in the form of children’s battery operated toys. In the normal world and because of their size, they have to contend with everything from dogs to frogs. Their Grandfather, the only household believer and a teller of Leprechaun stories is brought into the picture to help execute their plan. Utilizing the toys; two Harrier jets, a truck, soldiers and two nurses, a Jeep and a Police car they wage war on the rats to win the battle. Along the way they face several challenges and with the help of King Shamus and his men solve the riddle of the so-called witch and are responsible for the capture of an escaped convict. What do their parents believe happened to them or was it all simply a dream? Is it real or is it in their minds, only the viewer will decide what the truth that suits the moment.

Join in the adventures of Linda nd Barry as they journey to the Kingdom of Grammar and meet the quaint little people who lie at the roots of our language.Some of the fascinating characters met in this book include:Sir Pronoun - the obliging stand in for little Miss Noun.Madam Adjective - with her infinitely changing moods.Master Verb - who is always being hauled into the Grammar court on the charge of irregularity.Small Boy Preposition - who with Miss Noun fills in when Lady Adverb and Madam Adjective are too busy (or too lazy) to appear in person.Wee Baby Conjunction - King Speech’s favourite little handmaiden who guides him smoothly over all the rocky places.And many more...The delicacy and imagination that distinguish The Little Grammar People make it a book for all children who have a dream in their hearts; and teachers will find it invaluable in helping young pupils to understand and respect their own language. Celeste Mass’s illustrations, individual and finely drawn, are the perfect accompaniment to the book’s text.

A coming of age story about a sensitive, cerebral young boy struggling to survive in a cruel, dreary world. When a miraculous responsibility is entrusted to him by an elderly witch, he becomes both cultivator and guardian of a miniature society of tiny humanoid creatures. They will live or die by his decisions, increasingly strained as bullies, uncaring teachers and other real world difficulties intrude upon the little world which he alone can protect.