The Leprechaun Who Lost His Rainbow by Sean Callahan

The Leprechaun Who Lost His Rainbow by Sean Callahan

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.

Sean Callahan is the author of five children's novels. He works as a business reporter during the day. He was also the founding editor of the journal Masters Athlete. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Chicago and Steamboat Springs, Colorado before that. His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Salon.com, and Notre Dame Magazine, among other publications. With his wife and two daughters, he lives in Chicago.