Are you looking for St. Patrick’s Day books to read aloud to your preschool class? This age-appropriate book list features books to read-aloud with your children in March.
St. Patrick’s Day Books
These St. Patrick’s Day books are perfect to read aloud with your preschoolers or have them enjoy themselves. Stories about leprechauns, the history of St. Patrick’s day and more!
Pete the Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase, by James and Kimberly Dean
Help Pete catch a leprechaun in this hilarious tale featuring everybody’s beloved blue cat.
How to Catch a Leprechaun, by Adam Wallace
Want a super fun read-aloud that also supports STEM learning? Look no further! Your kids will absolutely adore this fun rhyming story, and they’ll love building their own leprechaun traps even more!
Ten Lucky Leprechauns, by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook
A fun rhyming books that counts leprechaun friends up to ten.
The Little Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover, by Lucille Colandro
A hilarious twist on a classic tale. Giggles and belly laughs will fill your classroom as the Old Lady swallows clovers in an effort to make the perfect rainbow to hide a pot of gold.
Good Luck Bear, by Greg Foley
Bear searches for a clover with four leaves so he will be lucky.
Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie DePaola
Jamie O’Rourke catches a leprechaun. Instead of a pot of gold, he takes a potato seed that will grow a big potato. But when the potato grows, it causes some trouble.
The Best St. Patrick’s Day Books for Preschoolers
The Leprechaun Trap by David and Kelly Clinch
A leprechaun arrives every March and causes trouble for a family. Will the children catch the leprechaun and get his gold?
Lucky Tucker, by Leslie McGuirk
Tucker wakes up to a day that starts out not so great. Then, he rolls in a bed of clover to change his luck.
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St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning, by Eve Bunting
What do you do when everyone thinks you’re too small to participate in the parade? Set out to prove them wrong, of course! Your students will feel as big as Jamie when you read this book aloud.
St. Patrick’s Day, by Dorothy Goeller
Photos of St. Patrick’s Day symbols and very simple text.
The Littlest Leprechaun, by Brandi Dougherty
As you read this book to your students, they’ll discover that just because you’re little doesn’t mean you can’t find a way to help.
The Story of the Leprechaun by Katherine Tegen
A leprechaun lives near a village and makes shoes for the people. He gathers his payment in gold. A man wants to take the leprechaun’s gold. Can he keep it safe?
Rainbows, by Martha Elizabeth Hillman Rustad
The simple text and colorful images introduce students to the science of rainbows.
The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School, by Laura Murray
This is another fun and silly installment in the Gingerbread Man series. This time he’s chasing a mischievous Leprechaun through his school.
What is St. Patrick’s Day? by Elaine Landau
Questions about St. Patrick’s Day and its traditions are answered in this easy-to-read book.
My Lucky Day, by Keiko Kasza
This is a fun twist on the Three Little Pigs.
Three Ways to Trap a Leprechaun, by Tara Lazar
Find out if there really is a way to catch a Leprechaun!
The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day, by Natasha Wing
We’ve caught our leprechaun. Now to find out if he really has a pot of gold…
The Luckiest St. Patrick’s Day Ever! By Teddy Slater
Join the Leprechaun’s as they celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in this fun, rhyming read aloud.
The Leprechaun Who Lost His Rainbow, by Sean Callahan
Learn all about rainbows and St. Patrick’s Day traditions in this colorfully illustrated book.
That’s What Leprechauns Do, by Eve Bunting
Follow along in this mischievously hilarious book about what leprechauns do when they’re not burying gold.
St. Patrick’s Day Activities To Go Along With These Books
If you’re teaching a St. Patrick’s Day themed lesson then you might enjoy including one of these activities to follow up with one of these books in your pre-K or kindergarten classroom.
St. Patrick’s Day Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers – There are plenty of ways to develop fine motor skills with a thematic twist. Here are some fun fine motor activities you can do with your kids at home or school for St. Patrick’s Day!
St. Patrick’s Day I-Spy Activity – Your kids are going to love this Rainbow I-Spy bottle for St. Patrick’s Day! Shaking the bottle and searching for the objects hiding in the rainbow is only half the fun, I also created a printable that will help your kids practice identifying beginning sounds.
