Books about Life on the Bayou

for the youngest child
Call No.   Title
McKissack, Patricia C. A Million Fish…More or Less. New York: Knopf, 1992.
The Bayou Clapateaux has a reputation for producing fantastic fish stories which are passed from generation to generation. In this book, young Hugh Thomas gets his chance to tell his own version of a bayou tale when he goes fishing.
Gr. 1-4.
     
Artell, Mike. Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2001.
Told in Cajun dialect, the familiar tale of Little Red Riding Hood takes on new flavor and the fun illustrations perfectly capture the spirit of this classic story.
Gr. 1-4.
   
Moss, Jenny Jackson. Cajun Night Before Christmas. Gretna, La: Pelican Publishing Co., 2001.
This Cajun-dialect version of “The Night Before Christmas” has St. Nick dressed in muskrat and his sled pulled by alligators! A celebration of the holidays on the Bayou.
Gr. Preschool-3.
   
for the middle years
   
271277
Reneaux, J. J. Cajun Folktales. Little Rock, Ark.: August House Publishers, 1992.
A collection of twenty-seven traditional Cajun tales, including animal stories, fairy tales, ghost stories, and humorous tales.
Gr. 4-8.
   
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