St. Patrick's Day by Gail Gibbons
This book gives a good history of the man who became St. Patrick. It also gives some holiday traditions and legends.
The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh by Janet Nolan, illustrated by Ben F. Stahl
Fergus and his family live in Ireland but are forced to move to America because of the potatoe famine. The night before he leaves he cuts a branch off of his favorite blackthorn tree and carves it along his journey into a shillelagh. The shillelagh and it's story pass from generation to generation.
A Fine St. Patrick's Day by Susan Wojciechowski, illustrated by Tom Curry
The towns of Tralah and Tralee compete each year for the trophy, given to the town that best decorates for St. Patrick's Day. The town of Tralee gives up their high hope of finally winning the contest to go help a stranger get his cows out of the mud. They learn a valuable lesson that winning isn't everything, but helping others and their own friendships are.
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