Bobby Mahoney awoke one morning to find a leprechaun sitting on his bedpost.

"Bobby Mahoney awoke one morning to find a leprechaun sitting on his bedpost."

And so begins the adventure.

Critics agree, O'Shaughnessey is a "gem of a childrens book."

Jeremy McGuire's children's/early teen book is whimsical and magical. His characters were full of color and life. Mr. McGuire paints that fairy tale fantasy that children will love, and parents will enjoy reading at bedtime on a regular basis.
---Crystal Adkins,
bookreviews.blogspot.com

..Highly recommended.
---Midwest Book ReviewMost of all it is just a fun book to read. It gets kudos from me.
---Wayne S. Walker
Stories For Children Magazine

A true gem of a children's book.
--Marci Twain

The leprechaun is called O'Shaughnessey because that's the name the little fellow's chosen for himself and because his faerie name is virtually unpronouncable by humans.

Bobby flies in the leprechaun's magical tricorn hat into the deep woods to meet the crusty, antisocial O'Sullivan with his hoard of gold, to the Cave where the Ban-Shees dwell, and to the Mountain of Shadows, where is kept the dreaded Coach-a-Bower, the Deathcoach.

Author Jeremy McGuire weaves the invisible realms seamlessly with Bobby's real world where he experiences the divorce of his parents, and the illness of his little sister, each world influencing and being influenced by the other.

Is O'Shaughnessey real or an imaginary friend?

Yes.

Critics and the reading public both have hailed "O'Shaughnessey" as a classic in the making, a thrilling adventure and a fun read for all ages, with a few life lessons stuck in between the lines.

Check out the author's web site at www.jeremymcguire.com for updates on all projects.

Primarily a playwright (From All Things Evil/Sister), this is Jeremy McGuire’s first work of narrative fiction. He has also been an actor, director and teacher, but his first and most enduring loves are writing and drawing. He has a particular fondness for Nineteenth Century literature and art, which influences the narrative style and the pen and ink drawings in O'Shaughnessey.

He lives in an 1883 Victorian house on the south side of Chicago with his wife, Kathleen, who is also an artist.