St. Patrick’s Day Fun – Too Many Leprechauns by Stephen Krensky

Posted on January 28th, 2012 by Carolyn - Storytime Standouts in St. Patrick's Day

Sharing some fun St. Patrick’s Day resources

Too Many Leprechauns Or How the Pot o’ Gold Got to the End of the Rainbow
Written by Stephen Krensky and illustrated by Dan Andreasen
Picture book for St. Patrick’s Day published by Simon and Schuster Kids

Finn returns to his hometown only to discover that leprechauns have taken over! They are making shoes day and night and the tap, tap, tapping is keeping everyone awake. Finn comes up with a clever plan. He finds the perfect place to hide a pot o‘ gold and restores peace to Dingle. Delightful illustrations compliment a very enjoyable folklore tale.

Primary School resource – using Too Many Leprechauns to teach making predictions

Too Many Leprechauns at Amazon.com

Too Many Leprechauns st Amazon.ca


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St. Patrick’s Day Interlined paper

  Interlined Paper - St Patrick's Day Pot of Gold
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St. Patrick’s Day Wordsearch

  St. Patrick's Day Wordsearch
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St. Patrick’s Day Words together with pictures

  St. Patrick's Day Picture Dictionary
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