Title: A Fine St. Patrick’s Day
Author: Susan Wojciechowski
Illustrator: Tom Curry
Publisher: Random House
Publication Date: 2004
Genre: Fairy Tale
Audience: Gr. PreK-2
Overview: The towns of Tralee and Tralah have a competition every year on St. Patrick’s Day to see which town can better decorate for the holiday. Tralee has never won, but this year they have a master plan thanks to six-year old Fiona. Her idea is to paint the entire town green (except for the mailboxes and fire hydrants). The people of Tralah decide to cut out shamrocks and hang them from every branch of every tree. While both towns are busy preparing, an odd man rides into Tralah trying to find help for his cows, who are stuck in the mud. No one in Tralah will help him because they are too busy trying to win the competition, so he rides to Tralee to seek help there. The town desperately wants to beat Tralah, but they decide helping the cows is more important. They give the strange man help, but do not have enough time to paint the town. The people of Tralee give up and decide to wait until next year. The next morning, the people awake to find that Tralee has turned completely green! They win the competition, but no one can find the strange man. Instead of trying to beat Tralah again next year, Tralee decides to celebrate and appreciate their special win on St. Patrick’s Day annually.
Activity: This book could be used to introduce St. Patrick’s Day themes if conducting a lesson or unit around the holiday. The students could also be asked to think of their own way to celebrate the holiday, and think up their own ways they would have decorated their town.
Reviewers name: Zack Zajaczkowski
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