Cajun Night Before Christmas

Cajun Night Before Christmas
Author: Trosclair
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2015-12-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781455601820

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A version in Cajun dialect of the famous poem "The Night Before Christmas," set in a Louisiana bayou.

Jacques and de Beanstalk

Jacques and de Beanstalk
Author: Mike Artell
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101626755

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I don't know for sure if dat story is true, But down where de Cajuns live on de bayou, When dey tell dem stories, dey shore like to talk About dat boy Jacques and his magic beanstalk. You know the classic story of Jack and the Beanstalk, but you've never heard it like this before. Told in Cajun dialect with a distinct bayou flair, this book is perfect for reading aloud. There is even a glossary and pronunciation guide to help! The creators of Petite Rouge (which Publishers Weekly called "a sassy, spicy outing") once again deliver a hilarious twist on a well-known fairy tale.

Cajun night before christmas

Cajun night before christmas
Author: James Robert Rice (Physicien)
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1975
Genre:
ISBN:

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The Legend of Papa Noel

The Legend of Papa Noel
Author: Terri Hoover Dunham
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2013-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1627535985

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Around the world Santa Claus has many names. But in a deep, swampy bayou of Louisiana, he's known as Papa Noël. In such a hot and humid place, there can be no sleds or reindeer, so Papa Noël rides the river in a boat that's pulled by eight alligators, with a snowy white one named Nicollette in the lead. On this particular Christmas Eve, it's so foggy on the river that even Nicollette's magical glowing-green eyes may not be enough to guide Papa Noël. The alligators are tired, grumpy and bruised from banging into cypress trees, and Papa is desperate to get all the gifts to the little children. Well, "quicker than a snake shimmies down the river," the clever Cajun people come up with a solution that saves the day. A colorfully inventive Christmas tale, Papa Noël is a lesson in fast thinking, as well as a witty introduction to a part of America that's rich in folklore and legend.

Petite Rouge

Petite Rouge
Author: Mike Artell
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2001-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0803725140

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Big Bad Gator Claude will do anything to have a taste of Petite Rouge...even if it means putting on a duck bill, flippers, and frilly underwear. He presents no match for the spunky heroine and her quick-thinking cat TeJean, though, as they use some strong Cajun hot sauce to teach Claude a lesson he will never forget! The combination of hilarious rhyme and exaggerated art creates a highly original retelling of the classic fairy tale. A pronunciation guide/glossary accompanies a tempting dialect that begs to be read aloud or acted out again and again. This is Little Red Riding Hood as she's never been seen before: Cajun and ducky.

P is for Pelican

P is for Pelican
Author: Anita C. Prieto
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2010-11-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1585366331

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From its festive Mardi Gras parades to its wildlife-filled swamps, Louisiana is a state of great diversity. P is for Pelican: A Louisiana Alphabet is an alphabet book that introduces readers young and old to the culture, history, and wonders of this Gulf state. Author Anita C. Prieto's fun-filled rhymes and informative text are highlighted by artist Laura Knorr's vivid and descriptive artwork.

The Night Before Christmas, in Texas, that is

The Night Before Christmas, in Texas, that is
Author: Leon A. Harris
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1952
Genre: American poetry
ISBN: 9780882891750

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A parody of The night before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore.

The Night Before Christmas Board Book

The Night Before Christmas Board Book
Author: Clement Clark Moore
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2020-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781514913437

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A board book version of the classic children's Clement C. Moore children's Christmas poem.

Stone Motel

Stone Motel
Author: Morris Ardoin
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2020-04-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1496827759

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In the summers of the early 1970s, Morris Ardoin and his siblings helped run their family's roadside motel in a hot, buggy, bayou town in Cajun Louisiana. The stifling, sticky heat inspired them to find creative ways to stay cool and out of trouble. When they were not doing their chores—handling a colorful cast of customers, scrubbing motel-room toilets, plucking chicken bones and used condoms from under the beds—they played canasta, an old ladies’ game that provided them with a refuge from the sun and helped them avoid their violent, troubled father. Morris was successful at occupying his time with his siblings and the children of families staying in the motel’s kitchenette apartments but was not so successful at keeping clear of his father, a man unable to shake the horrors he had experienced as a child and, later, as a soldier. The preteen would learn as he matured that his father had reserved his most ferocious attacks for him because of an inability to accept a gay or, to his mind, broken, son. It became his dad’s mission to “fix” his son, and Morris’s mission to resist—and survive intact. He was aided in his struggle immeasurably by the love and encouragement of a selfless and generous grandmother, who provides his story with much of its warmth, wisdom, and humor. There’s also suspense, awkward romance, naughty French lessons, and an insider’s take on a truly remarkable, not-yet-homogenized pocket of American culture.

Cajun Night Before Christmas 50th Anniversary Limited Edition

Cajun Night Before Christmas 50th Anniversary Limited Edition
Author: Trosclair
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781455627165

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"Forget Dancer, Prancer, Comet, and Vixen. . . . Good Clement, wherever he is, will not be gnashing his teeth." --New York Times Book Review Take the classic story of jolly old St. Nicholas, place it in a Louisiana bayou setting, dress Santa Claus in muskrat "from his head to his foot," pile his skiff high with toys, and hitch it to eight friendly alligators. The result is this modern classic. Fifty years after its first appearance, Cajun Night Before Christmas® has sold more than one million copies and has served as the model for Pelican's ongoing, best-selling Night Before Christmas Series. The Cajun Night Before Christmas® has been a part of Louisiana's holiday traditions since it was first published in 1973. A delight to both young and old with its rustic full-color illustrations and lively story, it has become a timeless addition to holiday celebrations far beyond south Louisiana, reaching all corners of the country with its charming presentation of Christmas on the bayou and the break-out star of Gaston® the Green-Nosed Alligator. Conceived by J. B. Kling, Jr., Cajun Night Before Christmas® originally appeared as a Christmas message from Bergeron Plymouth Company of New Orleans. Under the pseudonymous byline "Trosclair," the story won a Clio Award in 1967 from the Academy of Television and Radio Advertising. Brought to life by the talented James Rice, the humorous illustrations of a colorful bayou Christmas have been nationally recognized as a classic in its genre. Featuring eight pages of curated content released from the Pelican archives, this slipcased, numbered Fiftieth Anniversary Limited Edition showcases the rich legacy of storytelling within our state and the far reach that a humble (or not so humble!) gator has had on Cajun culture, Louisiana, and the entire country.