# Looking for old children's book.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 18, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-childrens-book/749357 "2016-03-18T00:53:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-childrens-book/749357/1 "2016-03-18T00:53:06Z")
Ok so my daughter made me think of this book today asking about Leprechauns. She was telling me how they were real (she’s 7) and how she wanted to catch one. I remembered an old book I had as a kid and it was full of different stories. They weren’t quite fairy tales if I remember correctly but one of the stories in it was about a Leprechaun that was caught in a glass jar. It was really nice artwork and there was a lot of writing in the book as well, but the pictures took up most of the pages. I remember really loving that book and now it’s driving me crazy because I want to get it again but I don’t even know how to find it. For what it’s worth, I was a kid in the 80s. Hoping that someone might know what I’m talking about 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-childrens-book/749357/2 "2016-03-18T02:37:35Z")
Start here. > **[Looking for a Book](https://www.oldchildrensbooks.com/looking-for-a-book.php)** > > Looking for a Book They’re right in that the Loganberry Books link is probably the best for searching for old kids’ books. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-childrens-book/749357/3 "2016-03-18T04:24:24Z")
I tried the link and nothing ☹ The problem is gonna be I know there were more stories in there but for the life of me I can’t remember what they were. For some reason the Leprechaun one stuck out in my mind. Like I can remember the image of an angry Leprechaun in a jar and like a little kid looking at them. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-childrens-book/749357/4 "2016-03-18T18:42:45Z")
Did you try this link? Unfortunately, the service is no longer free. It was when I used it a few years ago. [http://w1.loganberrybooks.com/stumpthebookseller/?page\_id=8](http://w1.loganberrybooks.com/stumpthebookseller/?page_id=8) ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2016, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-childrens-book/749357/5 "2016-03-20T10:34:19Z")
Could it be [Let’s Pretend](http://www.amazon.com/Lets-pretend-Nila-Mack/dp/B004NMPKAQ) by Nila Mack? It’s a collection of folk/fairy tales that were originally used on a radio program of the same name. It includes a story about a boy with a misshapen back who catches a Leprechaun–can’t tell if he’s in a jar, though–and demands that the Leprechaun straighten his back for him. [Here’s a Pinterest board with several images from some of the stories–be sure to scroll down](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/516506650991040212/) (none with the Leprechaun, though). Maybe the illustrations will look familiar? This book does have a lot of text, but the images are quite large and take up at least half of the pages. Anyway, just a long shot! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-childrens-book/749357/6 "2016-03-20T13:42:46Z")
The first thing that came to mind was [this Gnomes book](http://abilliontastesandtunes.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/gnomes-by-rien-poortvliet-and-wil.html), but it’s not really stories, and the only time they get caught is by ogres. Artist Brian Froud also put out some books along the same lines, about [Faeries, Goblins, Trolls, and Elves](https://www.google.com.au/search?q=brian+froud+books&num=100&safe=off&biw=1662&bih=1064&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6y9qQss_LAhXD5KYKHclSCokQ_AUIBygB), as well as the accompanying books to _Labyrinth_ and _The Dark Crystal_. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-childrens-book/749357/7 "2016-03-20T14:00:35Z")
[Golden Books Treasury of Elves and Fairies.](http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Books-Treasury-Elves-Fairies/dp/0307168484) Pricey, though. There’s a captured leprechaun but no glass jar. Even if this isn’t it, the artwork is [fantastic.](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3ubpQ9ma0JA/T9_FkBNDvQI/AAAAAAAADRs/so7qVyF5_XU/s1600/019.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Helena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@Helena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-childrens-book/749357/8 "2016-03-21T00:13:31Z")
_Out of the Bug Jar_ has a tooth fairy who gets caught, but that’s probably not the one you’re thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-childrens-book/749357/9 "2016-03-22T15:26:17Z")
☹ No none of those. I wish I could figure out more info about it cause remembering one picture from one story isn’t very helpful lol Maybe I’ll ask my brothers if they remember the book… ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-old-childrens-book/749357/10 "2016-03-22T17:28:33Z")
Have you considered contacting a library? If you can find one with a children’s room librarian who has been around a while, they can be a wealth of information. When my boys were young, I went on a search for a book I’d enjoyed as a child - long out of print and forgotten - but I found a long-time children’s room librarian who knew exactly what I was talking about. With the info in hand, I was able to find a copy of the book on ebay. It’s worth a shot, anyway.