17 Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Picture Books for Young Readers

Over the years many authors have shared their stories about St. Patrick’s Day, in many ways. Here are a collection of 17 (appropriate number for the day) picture books from some amazing authors. A few of these books are older and some have been newly published. They are in no particular order, I love all books and never play favorites!

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1. The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day

2. How to Catch a Leprechaun

3. Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland

4. Jamie O’ Rourke and the Big Potato

5. The Berenstain Bears St. Patrick’s Day

6. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover

7. St. Patrick’s Day by Gail Gibbons

8. That’s What Leprechaun’s Do

9. Ten Lucky Leprechauns

10. Pout Pout Fish Lucky Leprechaun

11. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day Curious George

12. The Luckiest Leprechaun Ever

13. Pete the Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase

14. The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School

15. The Itsy Bitsy Leprechaun

16. How to Trap a Leprechaun

17. Elmo’s Lucky Day

There are so many more wonderful St. Patrick’s Day books. We only chose 17, since St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17th. If we missed your favorite it would have been a LUCKY one for sure!

Thank you for exploring these lucky St. Patrick’s Day books. Please be sure to check more FREE resources on the STEMHAX Blog. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

St. Patrick’s Day Book Companion for K-2

Check out these fun St. Patrick’s Day activities to do with your children. They go with any St. Patrick’s Day lessons. We were inspired by Natasha Wing’s Book “The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day.”