Shamrocks, Leprechauns and Rainbows! It’s St. Patrick’s Day!

Cynthia Ramirez

March 17th marks the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, and you’re in luck because we have five fun picture books to help you celebrate.

Also stop by the library any time during the month of March to check out a surprise book for ages zero through eleven from the library’s pot of gold display!

An image of the book cover for “Happy St. Patrick's Day, Hello Kitty” by the Sanrio Company. A drawn image of the cartoon character Hello Kitty wears a four leaf clover instead of their iconic bow, a green and yellow dress, and holds an Irish flag in one hand. They are standing next to a blue mouse wearing a green vest and holding a red balloon. Both characters are standing in front of a rainbow and the ground is green with a pattern of four leaf clovers.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Hello Kitty by Sanrio Company

“It’s St. Patrick’s Day and Hello Kitty is getting ready for the big parade. She puts on her green dress and green headband and meets her friends at the park. Everyone is so festive. They’re all excited to see the parade. Look at all the floats. Listen to all the music”– Provided by publisher.

An image of the book cover for “The St. Patrick's Day Alphabet” by Liz Saunders. Above the title a drawn leprechaun hunch over the top of a rainbow. Each side of him is framed by a four leaf clover and a gold coin. Each side of the title is framed by a snake, a four leaf clover, a golden horseshoe, and a leprechaun playing a hand held harp.

The St. Patrick’s Day Alphabet by Liz Saunders

“Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this fun introduction for kids ages 3 to 6. St. Patrick’s Day is associated with leprechauns, shamrocks, and pots of gold, but there is so much more to this Irish holiday. What luck, then, that the St. Patrick’s Day Alphabet is here to teach kids the history, traditions, and customs of the holiday in an engaging ABC format. It also includes a leprechaun hunt: Kids will love searching for these sneaky little fairies hiding throughout the book.”– Provided by publisher

An image of the book cover for “The night before St. Patrick's Day” by Natasha Win. Two drawn children peek outside a front window of their home. Outside, there’s a flag swaying in the wind with a pot of gold under a rainbow on it. Additionally, there are seven little leprechauns playing around all over the front yard.

The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day by Natasha Win

An image of the book cover for “The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh” by Janet Nolan. A young drawn girl stands with an elderly man outside at night. They are smiling and a cane is being held by each of them with one hand.

The St. Patrick’s Day Shillelagh by Janet Nolan

On his way from Ireland to America to escape the potato famine, young Fergus carves a shillelagh from his favorite blackthorn tree, and each St. Patrick’s Day for generations, his story is retold by one of his descendants.

An image of the book cover for “You Shamrock My World” by Rose Rossner. Two drawn four leaf clover characters stand side by side. One is larger than the other. A rainbow hovers above them, a butterfly and hearts fly near them. And flowers sprout in the field they stand in.

You Shamrock My World by Rose Rossner

Rhyming wordplay celebrates St. Patrick’s Day and assures little ones that they are loved.

Written by Ceilidh Jimenez