A Leprechaun's St.Patricks Day - Hardcover

Blazek, Sarah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565542371 ISBN 13: 9781565542372

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co, 1997

Synopsis

Who could add to the merrimentof St. Patrick's Day more than leprechauns? When they make up their minds, theyare determined to make mischief . . . and that is just what they do in ALeprechaun's St. Patrick's Day . Dublin's St. Patrick's Day Parade willnever be the same!The leprechauns set their sights on a family's breakfast to start the day.Then they decide that even with all of the shamrocks, bagpipes, drums, andbanners, the parade needs a little something extra--a dose of leprechaun fun.A Leprechaun's St. Patrick's Day is also available in anauheocassette format and is complemented with An Irish Night BeforeChristmas . Both tales are narrated by the author.Sarah Kirwan Blazek was born in County Wexford, Ireland, and retains dualcitizenship in Ireland and the United States. The author teaches at SacredHeart Academy/Hardey Preparatory School for Boys and makes her home in Chicago,Illinois. She is also the author of An Irish Night BeforeChristmas , her first book published by Pelican.James Rice is widely acclaimed as the South's leading author and illustratorof juvenile books. With more than 1,000,000 copies of his books in print, heranks among the nation's top authors and illustrators.

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About the Author:

Sarah Kirwan Blazek, born in County Wexford, Ireland, is now a teacher in Chicago, Illinois, and retains dual citizenship in both Ireland and the United States. She also is the author of An Irish Night Before Christmas and A Leprechaun's St. Patrick's Day, as well as the narrator of the companion audiocassette, which is a compilation of these two books. All are published by Pelican. Author/illustrator James Rice (1934-2004) produced sixty books, including the illustrations for Pelican's treasured The Night Before Christmas Series. Rice's first book, the well-loved classic Cajun Night Before Christmas (R), has more than 750,000 copies in print. Young readers can enjoy more of Gaston (R)'s adventures in Gaston (R) Goes to Mardi Gras and sample Rice's other children's stories with favorites such as Texas Jack at the Alamo. With more than 1.5 million copies of his books in print, Rice ranks among the nation's best-selling creators of children's books, receiving awards from Printer Industries of America and the Children's Book Council, among others. Years after his death, Rice's family found the art and text Gaston (R) Joins the Circus, and this discovery has brought Gaston (R) back for one more adventure!

Synopsis:

Five leprechauns wreak havoc on the unsuspecting city of Dublin as it prepares to celebrate one of its most sacred holidays: St Patrick's Day.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1565542371
• ISBN 13: 9781565542372
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Rice James