Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato

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Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato
by Tomie dePaola

This adorably illustrated book is fun to read around St. Patrick's Day (and be sure to do an Irish accent -- kids think it's so funny!)  In the story, the laziest man in all of Ireland catches a leprechaun, who offers a potato seed instead of a pot of gold for his freedom.  There's no expected character change here -- he stays lazy! -- so this isn't necessarily a book that will teach a moral.  But... it is super fun and cute, and we read it to our classes every year!

Book Type:    read aloud / picture book

Related Lists:   St Patrick's Day books

Interest Level:    Kindergarten     1st grade     2nd grade     3rd grade

Reading Level:   Guided Reading Level L      DRA Level 20

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