Jackomoora and the King of Ireland's Son

Jackomoora, a possessor of magical powers, joins John, the King of Ireland's Son, as he sets out on his quest to find and wed a beautiful princess 'whose hair was as black as the raven's wing, whose cheek was as red as the raven's blood and whose neck was as white as the fallen snow'. This is the stuff of a classic Celtic wondertale, told with considerable gusto and additionally enlivened by O'Connor's spirited illustrations. It will make a good read-aloud.