The leprechaun who lost his rainbow

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Title:

The leprechaun who lost his rainbow

Author:

Callahan, Sean, 1965- author.

Cote, Nancy, illustrator.

Summary:

When Roy G. Biv, a leprechaun, appears and asks Colleen's help in saving the St. Patrick's Day parade, she offers items of different colors to rebuild his lost rainbow, but is reluctant to part with a special gift from her grandfather.

Audience:

004-008.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Leprechauns -- Juvenile fiction.

Rainbows -- Juvenile fiction.

Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction.

Saint Patrick's Day -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Cote, Nancy,

Publisher:

Albert Whitman & Co.,

Electronic Access:

Publisher description

Publication Date:

2009

ISBN:

9780807544549

Publication Information:

Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Co., 2009.

Call Number:

P CALLAHA

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

It's raining, and Colleen is sad. How can her grandfather play his bagpipes in the St. Patrick's Day parade? His music is so beautiful it makes people laugh and cry at once. Suddenly, a leprechaun appears before her. He says he can make the sun come out by creating a rainbow - but to build its colors, Colleen must give up the thing she holds most dear. Sean Callahan's sweet, surprising story is complemented by Nancy Cote's bright paintings. A note at the end explains the science of rainbows and the Roy G. Biv naming tradition.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 3-As her grandfather heads out to play his bagpipes in the St. Patrick's Day parade, Colleen worries that the rain will keep people away. While she waits on her front stoop, along comes a leprechaun who has lost his rainbow along with his pot of gold. He needs Colleen's help to make a new one and requests that she part with several different possessions, including a prized green pennywhistle, a gift from her grandfather. Colleen is loath to give it up, but Roy G. Biv promises a sunny day in return. The slight story sometimes gets bogged down in wordy prose, but youngsters might enjoy guessing which item Colleen will be asked to give up next. The whimsical cartoonlike illustrations have action and detail. The book concludes with an explanation of rainbows and the use of "Roy G. Biv" as a mnemonic device. Additional.-Beth Cuddy, Seward Elementary School, Auburn, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.