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The Night Before St. Patrick's Day
by
Natasha Wing (Goodreads Author),
Amy Wummer
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? Natasha Wing?s latest...more
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
January 22nd 2009
by Grosset & Dunlap
(first published January 1st 2009)
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I'm afraid I wasn't wowed by this one. It is a cute idea, a take on "The Night Before Christmas" and even borrows some of the original wording, but it feels rather forced in places and some of the scenes didn't fit with the original, making the occasional references to the original rather jarring. Most of all, I was troubled by the children wanting to catch a leprechaun and setting all sorts of traps for him so they could make him tell where his gold is hidden. At the end, they do catch a leprec...more
Natasha Wing’s book, “The Night Before St. Patrick's Day,” is a wonderful story that celebrates the magic of this Irish Holiday.
The story follows Tim and Maureen through the preparation, fun and excitement of this glorious day.
The two siblings ready themselves by hanging streamers and preparing homemade leprechaun traps.
My favorite part is when Wing writes, "They set all the traps 'round the room with great care, in hopes a wee Irishman soon would be theirs."
Mom prepares green eggs while Dad p...more
The story follows Tim and Maureen through the preparation, fun and excitement of this glorious day.
The two siblings ready themselves by hanging streamers and preparing homemade leprechaun traps.
My favorite part is when Wing writes, "They set all the traps 'round the room with great care, in hopes a wee Irishman soon would be theirs."
Mom prepares green eggs while Dad p...more
This book borrows wording from The Night Before Christmas and adapts it to St. Patrick's Day. A cute idea in theory, but the wording is clunky in some places and throws off the rhythm. Still though, my kids love the story and have asked to read it multiple times in the last few days, so I feel compelled to give it three stars.
St. Patrick's Day in June? Yep. Leia chose this one from our personal collection today and I'm glad she did. This book has a cute rhyming text and would be great for K to use b/c it introduces the leprechaun traps! You could also compare it to the original Night Before Christmas.
This is a good book. It talks about traditional Irish events that happen on St. Patrick's Day. The kids in this book try to trap a leprechaun to find his gold. This would be fun to try to do with your students to see if you could catch a leprechaun. FUN!
talks about the different things that a family does to get ready for St. Patrick's Day
Can be used to compare with other traditions that students may do on this holiday
Can be used to compare with other traditions that students may do on this holiday
Great story for St. Patrick's Day and could lead into a writing activity where children create their own trap to catch a leprechaun.
Take off of night before christmas. Not bad but not great. Still one of the better st patty day books in our collection
This is a basic book that explains the holiday and the idea of leprechans. Not scarry but nothing that special. Ages 4+
so cute! I read this book to my class the day before st. paddy's day. it helped get us all in the mood!
Book to read at St. Patrick's day using the Night Before Christmas revised for the holiday.
I love this cute parallel to Moore's classic poem. I also really enjoyed the celebration of Irish heritage by this cute family and the funny twist at the end!
Another great rhyming story parodying The Night Before Christmas!
Perhaps the only St. Patrick's Day book that will work for storytime
Curtis is now planning to spend tomorrow making leprechaun traps.
Finally, a semi-cute St. Patricks Day book!
Very cute book for pre-school age!
A clever take on The Night Before Christmas, with a fun story and illustrations. It's a hit with my four-year-old daughter
Jun 02, 2013
Nikki
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Why am I a writer? When I was a young girl, I wanted to be a teacher. I’d line up my stuffed animals in front of a board and teach them the alphabet and how to count. In high school I wanted to be a tennis player. I was on the tennis team, and played at our neighborhood tennis club. Then in college I thought digging dinosaur bones would be a cool job. Or working at a big time advertising agency. I...more
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