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The Leprechaun Under the Bed


Teresa Bateman - 2012
    Brian O'Shea summons banshees and ghosts to try and stop Sean McDonald from building a cottage right on top of his own home, but it's no use. Brian still ends up with a front door right under Sean's bed. The leprechaun has to make the best of the situation. Yet as time goes on, the two develop an unusual alliance--one that comes in handy when danger arises.

How to Catch a Leprechaun


Adam Wallace - 2016
    Is this the year you'll finally catch the leprechaun? Start a St. Patrick's Day tradition with this fun and lively children's book.How to catch a leprechaun? It's tougher than you think!He'll turn your whole house upside down.He's quicker than a wink!

A Fine St. Patrick's Day


Susan Wojciechowski - 2004
    Patrick's Day two Irish towns compete for the best decorations. But no one has counted on a stranger arriving who will turn the contest upside down. Full color.

Clever Tom and the Leprechaun


Linda Shute - 1988
    Tom thinks the man is a leprechaun. And Tom knows that leprechauns have gold. Full-color illustrations.

The Leprechaun Who Lost His Rainbow


Sean Callahan - 2009
    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. Sean Callahan's sweet, surprising story is complemented by Nancy Cote's bright paintings. A note at the end explains the science of rainbows and the Roy G. Biv naming tradition.

Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato


Tomie dePaola - 1992
    A wiley leprechaun intervenes, and one wish later, Jamie is the proud owner of a potato as big as a house! An engaging read-aloud choice for St. Patrick's Day.--Booklist. Full color.

The Night Before St. Patrick's Day


Natasha Wing - 2009
    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?

Too Many Leprechauns: Or How That Pot o' Gold Got to the End of the Rainbow


Stephen Krensky - 2007
    Patrick's Day, leprechauns are lucky. But on every other day of the year, they make for noisy neighbors -- and they're turning the entire town of Dingle upside down! Fortunately, Finn O'Finnegan always has a clever plan brewing, and this time, with a little luck of the Irish, it's a scheme that just might fool even the cleverest of creatures.

The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever


Teddy Slater - 2007
    Patrick's Day celebration, complete with a fun parade and an Irish feast!The St. Patrick's Day parade is off to a very fine start.The Leprechaun family is marching with lots of heart!Share in their dancing, share in their fun.You'll have the luck of the Irish when this day is done!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!Teddy Slater's delightful rhyming story is accompanied by lively illustrations from Ethan Long.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover!


Lucille Colandro - 2012
    Patrick's Day. Now she's swallowing items to make the perfect rainbow to hide a pot of gold.

The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School


Laura Murray - 2018
    Patrick's Day--but our popular Gingerbread Man is back to save the day! After a mischievous leprechaun makes a mess of the band room, the Gingerbread Man vows to catch him. He follows the leprechaun's clues all around the building finding chaos everywhere--even in the library! But then he finds the worst clue of all. It says the leprechaun's next target might be a house made of gingerbread!Luckily, the Gingerbread Man makes it to his classroom in time to set a trap for the leprechaun. He'll show that mischief maker that he messed with the wrong cookie this time."I'm on a mission! I've got a good plan.I can catch him! I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

St. Patrick's Day


Anne Rockwell - 2010
    Parick's Day, come dance a jig with the students in the classroom ALA Booklist calls "a lively place."Today in Mrs. Madoff's class we all wore something green to school. Kate played the fiddle and we danced to Irish music. Then we learned about St. Patrick and many Irish tales and traditions. Now we know why there are no snakes in Ireland. Not every-one in school is all Irish like me, but we all can celebrate St. Patrick's Day together!

The Leprechaun's Gold


Pamela Duncan Edwards - 2004
    Patrick’s Day.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.Celebrated picture book creators Pamela Duncan Edwards and Henry Cole have imagined a joyful and fanciful tale with a priceless lesson.

Hap-Pea All Year


Keith Baker - 2016
    Now, they're back with all of their signature jaunty and joyful energy to take young readers through the calendar. With bouncy rhyming text and playful pea-packed illustrations, celebrating the months, the seasons, and holidays has never been so fun!

That's What Leprechauns Do


Eve Bunting - 2006
    They must race to where they’ve buried the pot of gold and dig it up before the rainbow comes. The clouds are already gathering, so there’ll be no time for mischief along the way.But Mrs. Ballybunion’s cow, Miss Maud Murphy’s hen, and Old Jamie soon find out that the three clever fellows can’t resist having a little fun on the road to Paddywhackers Bog. For, in addition to putting a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, mischief is what leprechauns do!Delightful illustrations from a Caldecott medalist and a playful text written in a lilting Irish style make this a perfect story for St. Patrick’s Day or any other time of year. Includes an author’s note about leprechauns and rainbows.