Dear Mr. Leprechaun: Letters from My First Friendship

by Martin Nelson Burton, Clint Hansen (Illustrator)

The first friend I ever had was a leprechaun.  We used to write to each other.  I would leave notes for him at bedtime.  In the morning, I would find his answer. So begins this true account of an enchanting correspondence that would last for seven years, and a friendship that would last a lifetime.  The original childhood notes of Martin Nelson Burton and the warm, fatherly replies of Mr. Leprechaun spring to life in Clint Hansen’s breathtaking paper sculpture world.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2003

Reviews

[Christy]

A wonderful children's book that I read to my class every year for St. Patrick's Day. I was introduced to this book by the author when I met him at book dinner. It is a true story and contains exact replicas of his letters to a leprechaun. The illustrations are amazing - all done by cut paper. My students love the book and the author was kind enough to respond to the letters we sent him last year. I recommend this book, and his two others, to all primary teachers. He has another one in the works - I can't wait until it comes out!

[Theresa]

Dear mr Leprechaun
Martin Nelson Burton
a cute story about belief saving and childhood. a boy writers a leprechaun all the time he is his first friend. the leprechaun replies over the years telling him to work hard... his father saves all the letters