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10 St. Patrick’s Day Picture Books for Your Leprechaun

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St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner. Here are 10 terrific St. Patrick Day picture books your kids are sure to love.

You can find these St Patrick’s Day picture books at your local library or purchase them through the affiliate links provided for your convenience.

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10 St. Patrick Day Picture Books for Your Leprechaun 

O’Sullivan Stew (Picture Puffins): Someone has stolen the witch of Crookhaven’s horse, and there will be no peace in the village until it is returned. So bold, brassy Kate O’Sullivan takes matters into her own hands. But instead of saving the day, she manages to land herself–and her family–in trouble with the king. So Kate sets out to save their hides the only way she knows how–with a good story.

A Fine St. Patrick’s Day: Welcome to the rival towns of Tralee and Tralah, where the annual St. Patrick’s Day decorating contest is under way. Every year, Tralah defeats Tralee. This year, though, little Fiona Riley has a wonderful idea that will help Tralee win the contest for sure. But neither town has counted on a stranger arriving—a funny little man with pointed ears and boots trimmed with bells—who will turn the contest upside down!

Green Shamrocks: Rabbit is growing shamrocks in a pretty yellow pot–he’s getting them ready for St. Patrick’s Day so he can wear them for the parade! When his pot of beautiful green shamrocks goes missing, he goes searching . . . will he find them in time?

The Leprechaun Who Lost His Rainbow: When a leprechaun appears and asks Colleen’s help in saving the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, she offers items of different colors to rebuild his lost rainbow.

The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day: Natasha Wing puts an Irish twist on a Christmas classic. It’s the night before St. Patrick’s Day, and Tim and Maureen are wide awake setting traps to catch a leprechaun! When they wake the next morning to the sound of their dad playing the bagpipes and the smell of their mom cooking green eggs, they’re shocked to find that they’ve actually caught a leprechaun. But will they be able to find his pot of gold?

That’s What Leprechauns Do: What do leprechauns do? They bury a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, of course. But as Mrs. Bally Bunion’s ox, Miss Maude Murphy’s hen, and Old Jamie soon find out, they can’t resist having a little fun along the way. For, besides burying pots of gold, mischief is what leprechauns do!

Shamrocks, Harps, and Shillelaghs: Shamrocks, shillelaghs, reed pipes, and leprechauns—these are some of the many symbols that remind us of St. Patrick’s Day. Who was St. Patrick? And what is this early spring holiday all about? With warmth and vitality, Edna Barth tells the colorful stories, legends, and historical facts behind St. Patrick’s Day and shows how the spirit of this ancient Irish holiday is still alive in many countries.

Leprechauns Never Lie: Ninny Nanny and Gram are in a bad state. The thatch on their roof is broken, the rain barrel is empty, the potatoes need digging, and all they have to eat is rainwater soup. But Ninny Nanny is lazy and not inclined to work. So she decides to catch a leprechaun and find out where he has hidden his fortune! The idea is splendid, but finding the pot of gold turns out to be much more than Ninny Nanny and Gram bargained for!

The Leprechaun’s Gold: In this classic Irish legend, two harpists — merry-hearted Old Pat and ill-spirited Young Tom — set off for a contest to name the finest harpist in all of Ireland. When Young Tom realizes that Old Pat is truly the better musician, he schemes to be the winner — but he doesn′t reckon with the clever trickery of a mischievous little leprechaun.

Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland: The story of Patrick’s life, from his noble birth in Britain, to his being captured and taken to Ireland by a group of bandits, to the “dreams” that led him to convert the Irish people to the Christian faith. DePaola also retells several well-known legends, including the story of how Patrick got rid of all the snakes in Ireland.

Tim O’Toole and the Wee Folk (Picture Puffins): When the evil McGoons trick Tim O’Toole out of his fortune, he teams up with his benefactors, the Little People, to regain his treasure. McDermott’s illustrated books (including Caldecott winner Arrow to the Sun) and animated films have earned him international recognition.

The Luckiest St. Patrick’s Day Ever: Top o’ the morning! It’s March 17th, and the Leprechauns are gathered for their favorite day of the year. Join them as they celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with music, dancing, and a parade!

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Comments

  1. These look like some great books! I’ll have to see if our library has some of these in stock!!!

    I hope you will come link this post on my first ever Link Party, the “FESTIVE FRIDAY FIESTA”! It’s open now through Sunday at noon ET.

    Here’s the link if you’d like to post it! Sure would love to see you there!

    http://the-home-girl-blog.blogspot.com/2013/03/welcome-to-very-first-festive-friday.html

    Have a great evening! Thanks for sharing this! =D

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  2. I love your header. What better to warm me up than two cuties at the beach. I am repaying the visit to my site from the Kid Lit Blog Hop. I am a bit late in my hopping, but bad health will do that to a blogger. I hope you enjoyed my site. I love the list of St. Patrick Day books. It reminded me that I do not have one St. Patty’s book in the que for review. Maybe a run to the library is due. Thanks for giving me some great book ideas. See you next hop?

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  3. What a cool list of books you got. I browsed it and I really love to have some of this books. but I found out that it is not available in my area. 🙁

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  4. Thanks for this list! My 8-year-old twins go to an elementary school in which and Irish Leprechaun is the mascot. Needless to say…they are VERY in to St. Patty’s Day! So much so that the Leprechaun straws at Target were a MUST have in order to celebrate appropriately. 😉

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    • Well, if you asked my boys, the holiday straws at Target are an absolute must for ANY holiday 🙂 For some reason, St. Patrick’s Day books run a little “young” but the first two books listed and the two non-fiction books would match your 8-year-olds interests.

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  8. What a lovely mix and just in time for the impending holiday. Thanks for sharing…I’ll definitely be passing on the suggestions and just might check out one or two myself. ^_^

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  15. This is a great list. I’ve been looking everywhere for Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie de Paola but I couldn’t remember the title! Thank you!

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