This is probably my favorite children’s book on Irish legends. The gorgeous artwork by P.J. Lynch alone makes it invaluable. It’s perfect for eight to eleven year olds (though even my two year old is taken with it). The stories range from five to eight pages in length and generally include two to three paragraphs a page and the language is maybe a fourth grade level if I had to guess. The legends are separated by where they fall in the cycles so that is a great introduction for kids on the break up of the Irish legends and the stories are very engaging and told in the heroic manner in which they are meant to be conveyed.