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Boston Public Library
Travel to Ireland Through Books
Booklists for Kids

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Blazek, Sarah Kirwan. An Irish Halloween.
On Snap Apple Night, Wise Woman Magee is tricked to nursing a goblin, but her clever children concoct a plan to rescue her.

Bunting, Eve. Market Day.
Tess and Wee Boy attend a county fair in Ireland where they eat sweet clover honey, watch the animals, and have their fortune told.

Bunting, Eve. St. Patrick's Day in the Morning
Jamie seeks to prove he is not too young to march in the big St. Patrick's Day parade.

Daly, Ita. Irish Myths and Legends.
A collection of Irish myths and legends from the Mythological Cycle, the Cuchulainn Cycle, and the Fianna Cycle as well as traditional tales. Daly includes a pronunciation guide and a glossary.

DePaola, Tomie. Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato An Irish Folktale
Jamie O'Rourke, a very lazy man, refuses to care for his potato patch. One day Jamie meets a leprechaun who gives him a magical potato seed which causes a huge problem for the entire village.

DePaola, Tomie. Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka.
Jamie O'Rourke is still lazy. He has a pooka, an animal spirit, doing his chores for him.

Freeman, Dorothy Rhodes. St. Patrick's Day.
Answers why we celebrate St. Patrick's Day and who St. Patrick was.

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Nory Ryan's Song
When a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity helps her family and her neighbors survive.

Haskins, Jim. Count Your Way Through Ireland.
Ten quick facts about Ireland.

Hodges, Margaret. Saint Patrick and the Peddler.
A peddler's life is changed when he follows directions given to him by St. Patrick.

McCully, Emily Arnold. The Pirate Queen.
The story of the life and trials of a 16th century woman pirate named Grania (Grace) O'Malley.

McDermott, Gerald. Daniel O'Rourke.
Daniel O'Rourke attends a grand party at a grand mansion where he feasts on green cheese and goose liver and dances until he can dance no more; however, his night quickly turns strange.

McDermott, Gerald. Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk.
Tim O'Toole meets a band of leprechauns who grant him good fortune; however, the McGoon family causes him all sorts of trouble.

Ross, Kathy. Crafts for St. Patrick's Day.
From a snake to an Irish potato puppet, a shillelagh, and a leprechaun face mask, Ross presents festive crafts for children.

Ross, Michael Elsohn. Children of Ireland.
Describes the lifestyles and provides photographs of Irish children in school, at home, and at play.

San, Souci, Robert. Brave Margaret An Irish Adventure.
Margaret craves adventure! She sets sail to distant lands, falls in love, and battles a sea serpent and a giant.

Schneider, Mical. Annie Quinn in America
To escape the Irish potato famine, twelve-year-old Annie and her brother immigrate to New York City where they join their older sister as servants, earning money to bring their family to America.

Talbott, Hudson. O'Sullivan Stew A Tale Cooked up in Ireland.
When the witch of Crookhaven, a village on the Ireland coast, has her horse stolen by the King, Kate O'Sullivan decides to steal back the horse and save Crookhaven from starvation.

Created by Rebecca Campbell, Children's Librarian, Charlestown Branch, January 2003, updated November 2003
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