The Wonder Smith and His Son

The Wonder-Smith and His Son: A Tale from the Golden Childhood of the World

Author	Ella Young
Illustrator	Boris Artzybasheff
Language	English
Genre	Irish mythology
Publisher	Longmans, Green, and Co.
Publication date	February 1927
Publication place	United States
Pages	190

The Wonder-Smith and His Son: A Tale from the Golden Childhood of the World is a 1927 children's mythology collection written by Ella Young and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff. It is a collection of fourteen stories about Gubbaun Saor, the legendary Irish smith and architect. ^[1] The book was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1928. ^[2]

Included stories

• How the Gunnaun Saur Got His Trade
• How the Gubbaun Proved Himself
• How the Gubbaun Saor Got His Son
• How the Gubbaun Tried His Hand at Match-making
• How the Son of the Gubbaun Met With Good Luck
• How the Gubbaun Saor Welcomed Home His Daughter
• How the Gubbaun Quarreled With Aunya, and What Came of It
• How the Son of the Gubbaun Saor Talked with Lords from a Strange Country
• The Building of Balor’s Dune
• How the Djinn Out of Balor’s Country Brought a Message to Aunya
• The Embassy of Balor's Son
• The Gubbaun Saor's Feast
• How the Gubbaun Saor Went Into the Country of the Ever-Young
• The Great Piast

References

1. Gillespie, John T.; Naden, Corinne J., eds. (2006). The Newbery/Printz Companion: Book Talk and Related Materials (3rd ed.). Libraries Unlimited. ISBN   1-59158-313-6.
2. "Association for Library Service to Children - Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present" (PDF). ALA.org. Retrieved 13 December 2025.

External links

• Full text of The Wonder Smith and His Son at HathiTrust Digital Library
• The Wonder-Smith and His Son public domain audiobook at LibriVox

• Children's literature portal