Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, you'll find nine recommended picture books, picture storybooks, and anthologies of Irish Folktales and Fairy Tales on my Top Picks list. The tenth book, The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh, is a picture storybook about the importance of preserving family stories and traditions and passing them on from one generation to the next. Do you have a favorite children's book about St. Patrick's Day? Click on "comments" below and share your recommendations.

(Cover art courtesy of Barefoot Books)