AnillustratedtributetotheIrishpatronsaintfromthebest-sellingauthorofQuiet,StregaNona,andmanyothers.Thistimelesspicturebook,availableinlarge-formatpaperbackorastheboardbookSaintPatrick,isaperfectintroductiontoimportantIrishlegendsandanidealSt.Patrick’sdaygift.Belovedchildren’sbookauthor-illustratorTomiedePaolarecountsthelifeofSaintPatrick--fromhisnoblebirthinBritain,tohiscaptivityinIreland,tothevisionswhichledhimtoreturnandfoundthefirstChristianchurchinIreland.Withhissignatureboldillustrationsandengagingprose,TomiedePaolarecountsanumberoflegendsabouttheSaint--includingthewell-knownstoryofhowhedrovethesnakesfromIreland,andhisassociationwiththeshamrock.
