The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day book by Natasha Wing (parody of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas)
The Night Before St. Patrick's Day book written by Natasha Wing & illustrated by Amy Wummer
In The Night Before St. Patrick's Day, children will explore how this cultural holiday is celebrated.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in this installment of Natasha Wing’s best-selling series, a fun read-aloud sure to keep kids engaged and laughing out loud!
It's the night before St. Patrick's Day, and Tim and Maureen are wide awake setting traps to catch a leprechaun! When they wake the next morning to the sound of their dad playing the bagpipes and the smell of their mom cooking green eggs, they're shocked to find that they've actually caught a leprechaun. But will they be able to find his pot of gold?
Each book is full of vocabulary & rhyme to educate & engage kids of all ages. Each book contains a story line that is modeled after Clement C. Moore's beloved poem, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” with adorable twists from Natasha Wing’s imagination.
These books are essential for any home or lower elemetary classroom library. Of course, they are also wonderful for building excitement & anticipation of upcoming holidays!
Format: Softcover
Ages: 3-9 years
Page Count: 32 pages
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.2 inches
Engagement Feature: rhyme
Enrichment Activity: Have a family or class discussion. Are there any cultural holidays that your family celebrates? What is it called? Why is it celebrated? Who else celebrates it? Are there any events that are in common with how the book shows St. Patrick's Day being celebrated?
Educational Value: This book is a great tool for exploring the literary concept of a parody & helping readers to form connections with what they are reading.
Teaching Tip: This story is a parody of Clement C. Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Explain that a parody is when one author imitates the style of another particular writer, artist, or genre usually for a comic effect.
Maestra's Memo: St. Patick's Day is a cultural holiday that is celebrated on March 17th each year by people of Irish heritage & to celebrate Irish culture. It is the celebration of bringing Christianity to Ireland.
Consider adding: A children's novel like, Lost in Ireland (aka Lucky Me), to your order to learn more about life in Ireland, Irish vocabulary & Irish culture!
Additional/Suggested Resource: Check out other resources for exploring Irish culture & history (Click Here)!
Details about a series of books: Each "The Night Before..." book is full of vocabulary & rhyme to educate & engage kids of all ages. Each book contains a story line that is modeled after Clement C. Moore's beloved poem, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” with adorable twists from Natasha Wing’s imagination. These are great tools in exploring the literary concept of a parody as well as for building excitement & anticipation of upcoming holidays!
Check out other fun holiday books, crafts & resources for celebrating St. Patrick's Day & Irish culture (Click Here)!