| Cajun Night After Christmas Contributor(s): Dixon, Amy (Author), Moss, Jenny (Author), Rice, James (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1565547799 ISBN-13: 9781565547797 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2000 Annotation: In this narrative poem told in Cajun dialect, Pierre the alligator is left behind in the bayou after helping Santa pull his skiff on Christmas Eve. 31 color illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 99085962 |
| Series: Night Before Christmas |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 8.78" W x 11.33" (0.86 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Christmas - Topical - Cajun |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drifting down the bayou the night after Christmas, Boudreau discovers a fat alligator named Pierre, whom he takes home as a pet. The Boudreau children give Pierre their full attention, much to Pierre's dismay, but in the end, it's a very happy Cajun night after Christmas all through the year |
Contributor Bio(s): Dixon, Amy: - Sisters and visual artists Jenny Jackson Moss and Amy Jackson Dixon grew up in Louisiana and attended Tulane University's Newcomb College in New Orleans. Moss lives in South Carolina with her husband and three children, and Dixon lives in Colorado with her husband and three children.Moss, Jenny: - Sisters and visual artists Jenny Jackson Moss and Amy Jackson Dixon grew up in Louisiana and attended Tulane University's Newcomb College in New Orleans. Moss lives in South Carolina with her husband and three children, and Dixon lives in Colorado with her husband and three children.Rice, James: - Author/illustrator James Rice (1934-2004) produced sixty books, including the illustrations for Pelican's treasured The Night Before Christmas Series. Rice's first book, the well-loved classic Cajun Night Before Christmas(R), has more than 750,000 copies in print. Young readers can enjoy more of Gaston(R)'s adventures in Gaston(R) Goes to Mardi Gras and sample Rice's other children's stories with favorites such as Texas Jack at the Alamo. With more than 1.5 million copies of his books in print, Rice ranks among the nation's best-selling creators of children's books, receiving awards from Printer Industries of America and the Children's Book Council, among others. Years after his death, Rice's family found the art and text Gaston(R) Joins the Circus, and this discovery has brought Gaston(R) back for one more adventure! |