The Leprechaun Who Lost His Rainbow

By Sean Callahan and Nancy Cote

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.

A note at the end explains the science of rainbows and the Roy G. Biv naming tradition.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Release date: Sep 1, 2010
• ISBN: 9780807592892

Sean Callahan

Sean Callahan is a freelance journalist and children's book author. He lives in Illinois with his wife and two daughters.

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Reviews for The Leprechaun Who Lost His Rainbow

[emtimmins · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really liked that the science was accurate, in this book, about the colors in a rainbow. I liked how the girl had to make a little sacrifice for a greater good and how the book ended with music making.