A fun trickster book for St. Patrick’s Day.

Fiona is a young woman in an Ireland with no luck; the king of the leprechauns has taken it all and locked it away. Using her cleverness alone, Fiona tricks the king into a battle of wits and wins back luck for everyone. A classic tale of a human forcing fairness from the fairy kingdom not through strength or wealth, but by being sharp and cunning.

If you avoid magic in your home, this is not the book for you.

If you do not avoid it, this is a nice St. Patrick’s Day choice. Good fun and lovely illustrations. ( )

Beautiful artwork and a fun story. ( )

This picture book tells the Irish folklore story of all of a towns luck being taken and stored away from their king. It shows a young lady using her smarts to take back the luck and restore it to the town. I liked this story a lot for its message about greed and knowledge and I think that it would be a great book for fourth to sixth grade ELAR or social study classrooms! This book also has great pictures along with the words. ( )