The Boy Who Lost His Spark

A lovely read-aloud for children ages 5-9.
—The Wall Street Journal

A wise and gentle tale about the necessity of mischief to distract us from ourselves.
—Kirkus Reviews

In the gentle fantasy story The Boy Who Lost His Spark, a boy made separate by his own self-awareness comes to joy with a little help from an otherworldly friend.
—Foreword Reviews

O’Farrell conjures the magic of a timeless fable in lyrical prose well suited to reading aloud to a single listener. Terrazzini’s careful semi-realistic watercolor scenes, embellished with magical symbols, deepen the enchantment. The Gaelic legend, presented in poetry as well as musical notation, closes this gentle tale when mischief sparks a transformation from uncertainty to understanding.
—Booklist