Are you ready to read this week? It’s a magical week, full of four leaf clovers, pots of gold, and leprechauns! In fact, we’re going to try to catch a leprechaun!
Click on the search bar above and type in the tag: #catchaleprechaun to find some fun books for Saint Patrick’s like the ones below.
Happy St. Patrick's Day Curious George by Cynthia Platt: Curious George celebrates a lucky St. Patrick's Day with neighbors and friends.
How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace: A rhyming tale of St. Patrick's Day approaching and a leprechaun causing mischief while avoiding being caught in a trap.
St. Patrick's Day by Anne Rockwell: Mrs. Madoff's students celebrate Saint Patrick's Day by making class presentations about the history of the holiday and Irish traditions and culture.
Pet the Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase by by James Dean: When Pete the Cat opens a leprechaun catching business on St. Patrick's Day, his efforts are complicated by Clover, a leprechaun who's full of tricks.
A Leprechaun's St. Patrick's Day by Sarah Kirwan Blazek: Mischievous leprechauns plan a surprise for the St. Patrick's Day parade.
The Story of the Leprechaun by Katherine Tegen: A clever leprechaun who has amassed a pot of gold by making beautiful shoes for people decides to hide his money at the end of a rainbow, knowing that no one will find it there.
Shannon and the World's Tallest Leprechaun by Sean Callahan: Shannon has been practicing for the local St. Patrick's Day step dancing competition, but worries about her homemade dress and second-hand shoes until she summons a very unusual leprechaun, hoping that he can help her do well.
The Leprechaun Under the Bed by Teresa Bateman: Brian the leprechaun enjoys his solitary life until a human builds a stone cottage above Brian's underground home.
Maybe you can lure your leprechaun with a song! Download your coloring page here.
Five Green Shamrocks
(Tune of five little ducks)
Five green shamrocks growing outdoors
Mother picked one, and that left four.
Four green shamrocks, green as they can be.
Father picked one and that left three.
Three green shamrocks playing peek-a-boo
Sister picked one and that left two.
Two green shamrocks nodding in the sun,
Brother picked one, and that left one.
One green shamrock for St. Patrick’s Day fun.
I picked it, and that left none.
This Little Leprechaun
(Hold up five fingers.)
This little leprechaun slid down the rainbow.
(Point to thumb.)
This little leprechaun stayed home.
(Point to index finger.)
This little leprechaun picked a shamrock
(Point to middle finger.)
This little leprechaun found some gold
(Point to ring finger.)
And this little leprechaun cried, “See if you can catch me,” (Point to little finger.)
As he ran all the way home.
(Wiggle little finger.)
I'm a Little Leprechaun
(Tune: “I'm a Little Teapot”)
I'm a little leprechaun
Dressed in green.
The tiniest man
That you‟ve ever seen.
If you ever catch me, it is told,
I'll give you my pot of gold!
If You’re Lucky
(Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It)
If you’re lucky and you know it, clap your hands
If you’re lucky and you know it, clap your hands
If you’re lucky and you know it,
Then you'll surely want to show it.
If you’re lucky and you know it, clap your hands
Have a lot of fun this week chasing down leprechauns and we’ll see you next week for a new theme!