The BEST St. Patrick’s Day Books for Kids
Looking for the perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with your kids? Check out our list of the BEST St. Patrick’s Day books! These fun and engaging children’s books are filled with leprechauns, shamrocks, and all the magic of the holiday. They’re great for story time and teaching kids about this festive day!
If you are wondering what to do for Saint Patrick’s Day for kids, you’ve come to the right place. Kids gifts don’t always have to be loud toys and games. St. Patrick’s Day is a perfect holiday to give the gift of books and quiet activities. Well, quiet until they realize how funny those pesky leprechauns can be and then they’ll all be roaring with laughter!
St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday for all ages and we’ve got great lists of St. Patrick’s Day books from babies and preschoolers to teenagers and everyone in between to enjoy. The best St. Patricks Day books for kids are filled with hilarious and tricky leprechauns, rainbows and teamwork – because everyone needs a little help finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Board Books
Board books are ideal for babies and young toddlers. They are easy to grab with their little hands, are full of color and might have an exciting shape or textured pages. You will keep these special St. Patrick’s books for years to come as you remember just how little your kiddos one were. We’ve also rounded up the Best Board Books for Toddlers for any time of year!
- You’re My Little Lucky Charm. – Celebrate the bond between a parent and child while following four-leaf clovers and leprechauns on the run!
- You Shamrock My World – Your wee little lephrechaun will love the rhymes and colorful illustrations.
- Five Little Leprechauns – A festive take on Five Little Monkeys! It is so much fun and will have the kids singing along.
- Baby’s First St. Patrick’s Day – From pots of gold to fields of four leaf clover, babies will soon learn everything about this Irish holiday.
- Spot’s Lucky Day – Everyone’s favorite dog, Spot, is having a St. Patrick’s Day party!
- Happy Leprechaun – A built in finger puppet will help lucky little ones work on fine motor skills while having fun.
- Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Curious George – Will George be lucky and stay out of trouble?
- Thing One, Thing Two and the Leprechaun – Brightly colored illustrations will keep kids engaged as Thing One and Thing Two make their way through a parade.
- Shiny Shapes: Happy St. Patrick’s Day – Shiny cut shamrocks and fun rhymes fill the pages of this book all about leprechauns.
- This is the Way the Leprechauns Play – A fun take on “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush” will have everyone singing and playing!
Picture Books
Preschoolers and kingergarteners celebrating St. Paddy’s Day will be thrilled by all of the leprechaun tricks and stories there are out there! There really is so much to learn about this Irish holiday, why not have some fun while you’re at it and build a leprechan trap after you’ve read a few of these stories.
- Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Crayons – Even these hilarious crayons need a break sometimes!
- Pete the Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase – Pete the Cat is setting up a leprechaun trap! This book comes with stickers, too.
- How to Catch a Leprechaun – Ready to set up your own traps at home? This book will guide you along with a hilarious story and maybe you will be lucky enough to find a leprechaun’s gold this year.
- The Dinosaurs St. Patrick’s Day – A festive book for your dinosaur obsessed kiddo.
- The Secret Life Of Leprechauns – What do leprechauns do all day? It is time to find out!
- The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day – Can leprechauns be caught and lead you to a pot of gold?
- The Berenstain Bears’ St. Patrick’s Day – Brother and Sister learn about St. Patrick’s Day complete with a parade down Main Street.
- The St. Patrick’s Day Alphabet – Not only will kids learn new festive words, there is also a fairy hunt throughout the pages.
- Peppa Pig: Peppa Loves St. Patrick’s Day – Peppa is enjoyed by all kids these days so what better way to learn about this holiday than while on a trip to Ireland with everyone’s favorite pig!
- Meet March – Along with St. Patrick’s Day comes springtime! Winter is just about over, it’s time to learn about the season and holidays to come.
Chapter Books
School aged kids who are eager readers will love these themed stories. They are so much different than any other books they might be reading.
Kids who are learning to read will have fun reading alongside a parent or maybe an older sibling, learning about St. Patrick together.
- St. Patrick’s Day and the Lost Treasure – St Patrick’s Day Parade preparation and a stolen ancient brooch make for a big adventure. Do the kids believe the legends?
- My Weird School Special: The Leprechaun Is Finally Gone! – There is a leprechaun on the loose with tricks up his sleeve in this festive tale.
- Rosco the Rascal at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade – There are two problems to solve: a missing dog friend and bad luck. Fingers crossed everything is back to normal by the time the St. Patrick’s Day Parade starts.
- St. Patrick’s Day From The Black Lagoon – Pickles are green, but do they fit the theme? Get ready for a big parade and find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
- Lucky Day – A St. Patrick’s day mission to find a pair of stolen boots requires a lot of teamwork.
- Frankie Sparks and the Lucky Charm – Does Frankie need a leprechaun for the gift of luck or can she make her own?
Activity Books
Activity books are such a great way to keep kids happy and busy whether they are finished a task in the classroom and need something to do, or are just at home waiting for supper to be ready. St. Patrick’s Day only comes once a year, so load them up with coloring pages, mazes and word searches filled with green shamrocks and pots of gold!
- St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Book for Kids – Creating green shamrocks, colorful rainbows and pots of gold are sure to keep the kids busy for hours!
- St. Patrick’s Day Dot Markers Activity Book for Kids – Dot markers are so much fun and even better when there is a great theme!
- I Spy St. Patrick’s Day – This book is the perfect size for little hands and has great illustrations to seek and find.
- Saint Patrick’s Day Hidden Objects – Build focus and concentration while looking for pictures within a picture.
- St Patrick’s Day Mazes Book – Older kids will love working on these mazes, on their way to the pot of gold.
- Would You Rather? St Patrick’s Day Edition – Fun illustrations and hilarious themed questions will get the kids’ thinking caps on.
- St Patrick’s Day! Joke Book For Lucky Kids – A hilarious book to pull off the shelf every St. Patrick’s Day to enjoy with the family.
- St. Patrick’s Day Word Search Puzzle Book – Keep the kids busy with a good brain workout before they dive into the St. Patrick’s Day treats!
Start a great new tradition for St. Patrick’s Day and give the gift of a festive book! Kids always love a new book and this is a great way to learn about and celebrate this Irish holiday. After readying a few leprechaun books, you may even have to hunt for that pot of gold at the end of a rainbow!
More Great St. Patrick’s Day Activities
- Kids can also bring out some markers and crayons to get started on St. Patrick’s Day Color by Number activities.
- If you’ve got little ones who love to help in the kitchen, Leprechaun Bark is such a fun treat to make together.
- Decorate your windows with Shamrock Suncatchers. Maybe they will protect your house from pesky leprechauns!
- Check out a round up of so many great St. Patrick’s Day Crafts. The kids will have so much fun creating and decorating.
