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Book Details:

Book Title:  Looking for a Leprechaun by Richard Lopez
Category:  Children’s Fiction (Ages 3-7), 30 pages
Genre:  Children’s Picture Book
Publisher:  Three Little Birds Publishing
Release date:   Apr 2023
Formats Available for Review: print-softback (USA), ebook (PDF)
Tour dates: Feb 19 to Mar 17
Content Rating:  G.  Suitable for everyone.

Book Description:

Looking for a Leprechaun is the story of a boy named Rich who lives in a magical world, but everywhere he turns he hears people saying he doesn’t belong. When a fairy tells him if he finds a Leprechaun it will help him find where he belongs, Rich sets out on an adventure. The search for a leprechaun is difficult. Close to giving up, Rich hears some words of wisdom. Will he be able to find what he is searching for? What if it’s been inside him all along?

Young children and their parents will be amazed by the positive story and exquisite illustrations of this Mom’s Choice Awards Gold recipient. Looking for a Leprechaun has been named among the best in family-friendly media, products and services.

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My Kid Review

Lopez, Richard. Looking for a Leprechaun. Illustrated by Edixon Rodriguez. NP: Just Bear With Us, 2023.

Looking for a Leprechaun by Richard Lopez is a picture book about mindset and positive thinking. It is a great way to teach children to look at themselves and not listen to their negative thoughts or the negative things others are saying. 

Rich feels like he doesn’t belong anywhere. On the advice of a fairy he heads out to find a leprechaun. Every place he goes he hears voices indicating he doesn’t belong so he keeps going. When he sees the fairy again, she tells him that his mind can play tricks on him and to focus on other voices that will help him find where he belongs. 

I didn’t really care for the style of Edixon Rodriguez’s illustrations. They match the text fairly well but I think that some of them might be too scary for young children.

I think that K-12 Christian school librarians should check Looking for a Leprechaun out for themselves to determine if it is right for their audience. 

I received a complimentary copy of Looking for a Leprechaun. This is my honest review.

Meet the Author – Richard Lopez:

Richard Lopez is an award winning children’s author originally from Hialeah, FL. He has a high school diploma and has worked in healthcare information technology for the past 15 years. He started to focus on writing in 2003 when he went back to school and completed a certification for Sound Engineering at S.A.E. He had a few poems published in books by the International Library of Poetry. The Best Poems and Poets of 2003, Invoking the Muse, and The Best Poems and Poets of 2005. He currently resides in St. Petersburg, FL and enjoys going to see live music, and being outdoors. He started Three Little Birds Publishing for his work on children’s books. Looking for a Leprechaun is his first children’s book.

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Giveaway:​

Win signed copy of Richard Lopez’s LOOKING FOR A LEPRECHAUN (one winner – USA only) (ends Mar 24)

Looking for a Leprechaun by Richard Lopez Book Tour Giveaway