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Hooray for St. Patrick's Day!
It's Saint Patrick's Day, and time to join in the celebration. Children can lift the flaps for interactive fun as they see the children in this book make holiday crafts, taste traditional Irish food, perform a play about Saint Patrick, and even march in a Saint Patrick's Day parade. As an added bonus, they can search for the hidden leprechaun on each spread. A great way for young readers to learn about and enjoy the holiday.
16 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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Joan Holub
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March 17, 2019
A simple, cute book with some fun facts about St Pats day. I know I should know this, but it was new to me. They use a Shillelagh, a type of wooden hammer on the day. I love it when I learn something new from a beginning book.
Not great art, the story is not radical, but this is a Lift-the-flaps book and on each page you are trying to find the leprechaun. So my nephew loved this book. He sat and looked at this book over and over lifting the flaps. Sometimes, the leprechaun was tricky to find. The nephew gave this 4 stars. The niece gave this 3. She doesn’t like to admit as much, but she had fun with it too.
Not great art, the story is not radical, but this is a Lift-the-flaps book and on each page you are trying to find the leprechaun. So my nephew loved this book. He sat and looked at this book over and over lifting the flaps. Sometimes, the leprechaun was tricky to find. The nephew gave this 4 stars. The niece gave this 3. She doesn’t like to admit as much, but she had fun with it too.
March 15, 2019
A very fun interactive book for 1st and 2nd graders. It is a hard book to read for a classroom type setting simply because the child needs to look for the Leprechaun on each page. Searching for the Leprechaun is a bit more difficult in a group setting.
February 25, 2019
A very basic introduction to what St. Patrick's Day is. This was perfect for what I was looking for to teach my 4 year old about the holiday. It's short and to the point, with fun rhymes. It also has lift-open flaps on each page which he enjoyed.
March 17, 2015
This is a cute book with brief ideas to do on St. Patrick's Day. As the summary says, it is fun and interactive. However, if you are looking for a book that tells brief history of St. Patrick's Day, this is not it.
I have read a couple of other "flap books" from this author and this one was just as enjoyable as the others. It was fun to look on each page for that ever elusive leprechaun and to discover him hiding in different places. Sometimes, you really had to look intently.
I liked that the author gave traditional ideas for celebrating the holiday but made it the way kid's would do it. I really enjoyed the page with the kids dancing. Looking carefully, you could catch a few other characters that were also celebrating. Too fun!
The author writes in poetic rhyme and in the back of the book there is a brief glossary of difficult word terms. This is pretty standard for her younger children's books and I think it is a plus.
The book's illustrations are done in simple line drawings and are of course colored in traditional Irish colors. Adorable!
Great little book. Happy St. Patrick's Day! 4 stars!
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book for my open and honest opinion. The views expressed here are 100% my own and may differ from yours. ~Naila Moon
I have read a couple of other "flap books" from this author and this one was just as enjoyable as the others. It was fun to look on each page for that ever elusive leprechaun and to discover him hiding in different places. Sometimes, you really had to look intently.
I liked that the author gave traditional ideas for celebrating the holiday but made it the way kid's would do it. I really enjoyed the page with the kids dancing. Looking carefully, you could catch a few other characters that were also celebrating. Too fun!
The author writes in poetic rhyme and in the back of the book there is a brief glossary of difficult word terms. This is pretty standard for her younger children's books and I think it is a plus.
The book's illustrations are done in simple line drawings and are of course colored in traditional Irish colors. Adorable!
Great little book. Happy St. Patrick's Day! 4 stars!
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book for my open and honest opinion. The views expressed here are 100% my own and may differ from yours. ~Naila Moon
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February 11, 2012*Review posted on Mundie Kids on 3/1/2012*
My kids love interactive books and searching for a leprechaun while each page is read makes reading time more fun. While, our heritage doesn't include a drop of Irish blood, we readily celebrate St. Patrick's Day by wearing green and eating Irish stew.
I loved that it explains the holiday in a concise, rhyming way. The best part of the book is a small glossary of terms on the last page. Using it, I could be sure that I pronounced shillelagh correctly (and also understand what it was). This story is a great addition to your spring themed books.
My kids love interactive books and searching for a leprechaun while each page is read makes reading time more fun. While, our heritage doesn't include a drop of Irish blood, we readily celebrate St. Patrick's Day by wearing green and eating Irish stew.
I loved that it explains the holiday in a concise, rhyming way. The best part of the book is a small glossary of terms on the last page. Using it, I could be sure that I pronounced shillelagh correctly (and also understand what it was). This story is a great addition to your spring themed books.
February 18, 2008
Nice lift-the-flap book about St. Patrick's Day and its traditions.
March 17, 2010
This provides children with an introduction to the St. Patrick's Day holiday.
April 5, 2011
consider buying
March 11, 2012
Simple pop-up book that tells the most basic facts about the holiday.
March 16, 2016
Great Intro Book for young readers into St. Patty's Day
March 18, 2021
The children enjoyed searching for the hidden leprechaun on each page.
March 14, 2022
Used for March Storytime.
March 14, 2017
Works best for toddlers or babies as there is not much of a story in this lift-the-flap book. Preschoolers, however, will enjoy finding the Leprechaun hiding on each page.
March 17, 2015
Green grapes? Seriously?
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