Who could add to the merriment of St. Patrick's Day more than leprechauns? When they make up their minds, they are determined to make mischief . . . and that is just what they do in A Leprechaun's St. Patrick's Day . Dublin's St. Patrick's Day Parade will never 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, and banners, the parade needs a little something extra--a dose of leprechaun fun. A Leprechaun's St. Patrick's Day is also available in an auheocassette format and is complemented with An Irish Night Before Christmas . Both tales are narrated by the author. Sarah Kirwan Blazek was born in County Wexford, Ireland, and retains dual citizenship in Ireland and the United States. The author teaches at Sacred Heart Academy/Hardey Preparatory School for Boys and makes her home in Chicago, Illinois. She is also the author of An Irish Night Before Christmas , her first book published by Pelican. James Rice is widely acclaimed as the South's leading author and illustrator of juvenile books. With more than 1,000,000 copies of his books in print, he ranks among the nation's top authors and illustrators.
Sarah Kirwan Blazek has her finger on the pulse of all things Irish. That is not surprising, considering that she was born in County Wexford, Ireland, and retains dual citizenship in Ireland and the United States. It is also not surprising that many aspects of the books are autobiographical. In the books, the main family consists of the mother, father, and their eleven
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