March is here! That means it’s time for a new group of books to read.
Over the years, I’ve very diligently been sourcing seasonal books to read with my own children, in addition to all the lovely books for the bookshop.
Listed below are the titles my children and I will be reading together during the month of March:
Irish Stories in Basic Vocabulary: written by Edward W. Dolch and Marguerite P. Dolch; Illustrated by Carmen Mowry – 1958
Leprechaun Tales – written by Kathleen Green; Illustrated by Victoria de Larrea – 1968
Little Bear Marches in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade – written by Janice; Illustrated by Marianna – 1967
Shawneen and the Gander – written and illustrated by Richard Bennett – 1937, 1961
Tim O’Toole and the Wee Folk: An Irish Tale – told and illustrated by Gerald McDermott 1990, 1992
Clever Tom and the Leprechaun: An Old Irish Story – retold and illustrated by Linda Shute, 1988
Saint Patrick and the Peddler – story by Margaret Hodges and paintings by Paul Brett Johnson, 1993
St. Patrick’s Day Alphabet – written by Beverly Barras Vidrine and illustrated by Patrick Soper – 2001
Mary McLean and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade – written by Steven Kroll and illustrated by Michael Dooling – 1991
Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland – written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola – 1992
Fin M’Coul: The Giant of Knockmanyhill – written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola – 1992
The Story of the Leprechaun – written by Katherine Tegen and illustrated by Sally Anne Lambert – 2011
Shamrocks, Harps, and Shillelaghs: The Story of the St. Patrick’s Day Symbols – written by Edna Barth and illustrated by Ursula Arndt – 1977
St. Patrick’s Day – written and illustrated by Gail Gibbons – 1994
A Leprechaun’s St. Patrick’s Day – written by Sarah Kirwan Blazek and illustrated by James Rice – 1997
Guleesh: A Picture Story from Ireland – written by Joseph Jacobs and illustrated by William Stobbs – 1971
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