Paul E. Harvey, Jr., spins a delightful tale in his first children s book about a crafty little Leprechaun who leaves his precious pot of gold in order to fulfill a very important and secret mission. Cunning little Shamus loves nothing more than to spend his hours counting and polishing gold pieces, but one day he receives a very important task: Shamus is asked to journey from home (and his precious stores of gold ) to find out if humans still believe in leprechauns. With a clever human disguise and a few leprechaun tricks up his sleeve, Shamus visits a little elementary school where he finds a delightful surprise that is far more exciting than all of the pots of gold in the world "