Joyce K. Kessel
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Part of Carolrhoda Books' On My Own Holidays series, St. Patrick's Day is a book I picked up with interest, given the fact that the holiday is around the corner. I expected to find it quite informative, given my enjoyment of two other titles in this series: Memorial Day and Labor Day, both written by Geoffrey Scott. Unfortunately, I was somewhat disappointed to find that this had very little about the holiday of St. Patrick's Day itself, and how the celebrations associated with it - particularly the parades here in the United States - got started. Rather, it focused almost exclusively on Saint Patrick himself—his biography, and the folktale associated with him. I understand the need to explore St. Patrick's own life story, as the day celebrates his role in Christianizing Ireland, but given the title here I would have liked a better balance, with more than just a few pages at the end discussing the holiday itself. In the end, this isn't really one I would recommend, either as a history of the holiday, or a biography of the saint. I will look for better titles for both purposes, going forward.… (mer)