Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato

Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1997-01-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101653450

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A hilarious read-aloud inspired by Irish folklore that’s perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, featuring colorful artwork in Tomie dePaola’s signature style. Jamie O'Rourke is the laziest man in all of Ireland, far too lazy to help his wife on their farm. Then, after a chance encounter with a leprechaun, Jamie finds himself growing the biggest potato in the world. But what will happen when the potato grows too large for Jamie and the villagers to handle?

Clever Tom and the Leprechaun

Clever Tom and the Leprechaun
Author: Linda Shute
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Folklore
ISBN: 9780590431705

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Clever Tom Fitzpatrick thinks his fortune is made when he captures a leprechaun and forces him to reveal the hiding place of his gold, but the leprechaun is clever too.

Shamrocks, Harps, and Shillelaghs

Shamrocks, Harps, and Shillelaghs
Author: Edna Barth
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2001
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780618096510

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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. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Ursula Arndt, this is a book to be discovered and read with pleasure by young readers. All of Edna Barth's classic holiday books are now being reissued with fresh, new jacket designs and fun activities inside the paperback covers.

Fin M'Coul, the Giant of Knockmany Hill

Fin M'Coul, the Giant of Knockmany Hill
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2013-06-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1480411310

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An ALA Notable Children’s Book Fin’s wife saves him from the most feared giant in Ireland. This fixed-layout ebook, which preserves the design and layout of the original print book, features read-along narration by the author.

The Leprechaun's Gold

The Leprechaun's Gold
Author: Pamela Duncan Edwards
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2006-01-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0064438783

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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. Noted picture book creators Pamela Duncan Edwards and Henry Cole have imagined a joyful and fanciful tale with a priceless lesson.

Bill and Pete

Bill and Pete
Author:
Publisher: Puffin Books
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1996-07-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0698114000

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When William Everett Crocodile is chosen to be a suitcase, his talking toothbrush becomes his salvation.

The Clown of God

The Clown of God
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1534414282

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This beautiful new edition of Tomie dePaola’s 1978 classic retelling of a French legend stars a little juggler whose unique talent leads him to what might be a Christmas miracle. Little Giovanni is poor and homeless, but he can do something wonderful: he can juggle. The people of Sorrento marvel at his talents, and before long, he becomes famous throughout Italy for his rainbow of colored balls that delight the nobility and townspeople alike. But as the years pass, Giovanni grows old, and his talents begin to fail him. No longer a celebrated performer, he is once again poor and homeless, begging for his food. Until one Christmas Eve, when Giovanni picks up his rainbow of colored balls once more. And what happens next just might be a miracle…

Mucky Duck

Mucky Duck
Author: Sally Grindley
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2003-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781582348216

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Here's a duck who's into everything: cooking,sports,painting,gardening, The more fun she has, the muckier she gets! Finally it's bath time. How long will it be before the duck and her boy are mucky all over again? Sure enough, not very long at all. This story featuring a boy and his very self- possessed duck is full of hilarious and delightful moments and details.

Fiona's Luck

Fiona's Luck
Author: Teresa Bateman
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2009-02-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1570916438

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An original folktale full of wit, magic, and leprechauns, that is sure to delight for St. Patrick’s Day as well as all year round. The luck of the Irish has waned after the greedy Leprechaun King has taken all the good fortune in Ireland and locked it away. It is up to one cunning girl, Fiona to come up with a plan to get the luck and good tidings back from the leprechauns to help the people of Ireland. Through clever charades, Fiona uses her wit to outsmart the powerful Leprechaun King and restore luck to the Emerald Isle. Luminous and enchanting illustrations add to the wonder of this original folktale, that is sure to charm readers young and old who are looking for a bit of magic to spark their story time.

Hooray for St. Patrick's Day!

Hooray for St. Patrick's Day!
Author: Joan Holub
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Saint Patrick's Day
ISBN: 9780142300619

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Readers can celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with this interactive lift-the-flap book as they see the children in the story make holiday crafts, taste traditional Irish food, perform a play as Saint Patrick, and even march in a Saint Patrick's Day parade. As an added bonus, readers can search for a hidden leprechaun on each spread. Full-color illustrations. plus flaps.