Leprechaun Books for St. Patrick’s Day (+ St. Patrick’s Day Unit Study)

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?

You’ve been planning night and day, and finally you’ve created the perfect trap!

Now all you need to do is wait. Is this the year you’ll finally catch the leprechaun?

Parents and children will love starting a new St. Patrick’s Day tradition with this engaging and entertaining book!

The bestselling, fan-favorite chapter-book series sends Jack and Annie to Ireland — the land of leprechauns! Jack and Annie are whisked back to long-ago Ireland. T

heir mission? To inspire a girl named Augusta to share her creativity with the world.

But when they meet Augusta, Jack and Annie don’t see how they can inspire her at all — she is the least imaginative person they’ve ever met!

Luckily, Jack and Annie have a special whistle that they can use to show Augusta a magical world.

But their plan backfires! Can Jack and Annie rescue their new friend? Or will Augusta be lost forever?

What do leprechauns do? They bury a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, of course.

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!

The greedy Leprechaun King has locked away all the luck in Ireland and the whole country has fallen in to despair.

Through clever charades, Fiona outwits the Leprechaun King and restores luck to the land. Luminous illustrations add to the magic and wonder of this original folktale.

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!

Tim O’Toole and his wife, Kathleen, are so poor they have not a penny or a potato between them.

Even their cats are too skinny for the mice to chase! When Tim goes out to find a job, he stumbles upon “the wee folk”—a band of leprechauns who give him gifts to make his fortune.

That is, if Tim can keep clear of the evil McGoon family….

Mr. Mischief is known for playing tricks on everyone, so when tricks are played on him one morning, he wonders who’s responsible.

Turns out it’s a Leprechaun! Mr. Mischief and the Leprechaun decide to join forces.

The poor Mr. Men and Little Misses are in for some surprises!

But when the Leprechaun convinces Mr. Mischief to dig a hole at the end of a rainbow, Mr. Mischief is in for his own surprise!

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.

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!

Legend has it that if you catch a leprechaun, he’ll grant you a wish. But, be careful! Leprechauns are full of trickery.

To catch one, you’ll need to be clever in crafting your trap. Grab some glitter and glue and get prepared for your wily holiday visitors!

On the night before St. Patrick’s Day, leprechauns show up to steal your treasures and then disappear as quickly as they came.

However, if you’re careful you might be able to catch one and then he’ll grant you a wish. You’ll have to be sneaky and set just the right trap to trap a leprechaun.

It’s raining, and Colleen is sad. How can her grandfather play his bagpipes in the St. Patrick’s Day parade?

His music is so beautiful it makes people laugh and cry at once.

Suddenly, a leprechaun appears before her.

He says he can make the sun come out by creating a rainbow — but to build its colors, Colleen must give up the thing she holds most dear.