I thought I would share with you a few of the books that we have read and are reading this week to give us a taste of the Irish. :) And, just as a fair warning, I myself felt compelled to read most of these books with a somewhat pathetic Irish accent. Luckily, my girls have never heard the real thing so it was all good. :)
- Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie dePaola.
- Tim O'Toole & the Wee Folk by Gerald McDermott
- St. Patrick's Day in the Morning by Eve Bunting (illustrated by Jan Brett)
- St. Patrick's Day by Gail Gibbons - this one was a great biographical overview of St. Patrick's life, perfect for my girls.
- Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie dePaola
- Fiona's Luck by Teresa Bateman
I do want to say (I guess as a disclaimer) that some of these books are written from a Catholic perspective. I am not Catholic and do not pray to the saints; however, St. Patrick is a wonderful example of a man that trusted in God even as a small child when he was kidnapped by pirates. He later dedicated his life to telling others (specifically his captors who were Irish) about Him. A story worth passing on.
Some other fun links and ideas:
- St. Patrick's Day planning at Growing Up God's Kids
- Mustard Seeds St. Patty's Day Party!
- A craft from Wildflowers and Marbles
- And an easy recipe for Irish soda bread that I think I will make today for our dinner
Lastly, this is probably one of my all-time Veggie Tale cartoons ... the Tale of St. Patrick. (It's on the Sumo Wrestler video if you have that one).
A happy belated St. Pat's day to you and yours! :)
This post also ties in with Hope is the Word's Read Aloud Thursday.
Hi Stephanie! I'm so glad you linked your post to Read Aloud Thursday! We (I?) LOVE Gail Gibbons' books especially. I don't know if our library has that one, but it would be worth a look for me because I don't know a lot about St. Patrick myself.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not the only mom who does silly things like the one you mentioned (about the green shirts)--I can completely see myself doing that.
Thanks for playing!