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What the Sleepy Animals Do at the Audubon Zoo Cover Image

Rhinos stone out. Alligators stroll nether limbo polls. Elephants pound the pianoforte. Pelicans cater.

Ever wonder why the animals at the zoo are always so sleepy? When Renee asks her father why the zoo animals are snoozing all 24-hour interval, he dreams upwards an elaborate answer.


Goodnight Nola: An Endearing Bedtime Book for All Ages Cover Image

Goodnight NOLA" is a lovable tribute to things unique to New Orleans. People of all ages will savor this rhythmic salute to red beans and rice, po'boys, historic chefs, music, celebrated landmarks, the sporting scene and many other features of the Crescent City. An excellent introduction for immature children and a wonderful souvenir.


NEW ORLEANS A TO Z Cover Image

New Orleans A to Z is an alphabet book of Crescent Metropolis icons, traditions and culinary favorites, using high-finish photography of figurines and toys to illustrate each alphabetic character. Created by local lensman Jennifer Zdon, the book celebrates the unique, beautiful and festive globe that is New Orleans.


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Trombone Shorty (Hardcover)

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ISBN: 9781419714658

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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - Apr 14th, 2015

The Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award-winning moving picture book biography from Grammy-nominated musician Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and celebrated illustrator Bryan Collier

"Who'due south that playing out in that location?" Bo Diddley asked the New Orleans oversupply.


Beignets for Breakfast Cover Image

Ever wonder what it'southward similar to be a New Orleans babe? Or what information technology ways to miss New Orleans? Permit the playful rhyming verse and vivid illustrations in Beignets for Breakfast send children to one of the greatest cities in the earth.


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Red Beans & Rice (Hardcover)

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ISBN: 9781733634144

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Published: Susan Schadt Printing LLC - September 15th, 2020

Practise you always wonder where information technology all comes from and how it is made? In Cherry-red Beans & Rice, children discover the earth to table connection when Magnolia Rose and her friends visit Grandma Bee and Grandpa Pepper'southward farm in rural Louisiana.


Welcome to Jazz: A Swing-Along Celebration of America's Music, Featuring

AN INTERACTIVE, SWING-ALONG PICTURE Book—WITH 12 Sound CHIPS!

 Are you ready to swing? Discover the wonders of jazz: How to get in the groove, what information technology means to play a solo, and the joy of singing along in a call-and-response.

In this interactive swing-along picture book with 12 audio chips, you lot'll hear the instrumen


Mr. Okra Sells Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Cover Image

"Reading Mr. Okra Sells Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, wonderful memories came running through my mind like a river. Being born in New Orleans, the people selling fruits and vegetables were a big part of the customs I lived in. This book also brings to life the beauty and history of the city."

--Diane Ferlatte, award-winning storyteller and Grammy nominee


P Is for Pelican: A Louisiana Alphabet (Discover America State by State) Cover Image

From its festive Mardi Gras parades to its wild fauna-filled swamps, Louisiana is a state of bully 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 land. Author Anita C. Prieto'due south fun-filled rhymes and informative text are highlighted past artist Laura Knorr's vivid and descriptive artwork.


Freedom in Congo Square Cover Image

Winner of a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honour
A Kirkus Reviews All-time Book of 2016
A Schoolhouse Library Journal All-time Book of 2016: Nonfiction
Starred reviews from School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and The Horn Book Magazine
A Inferior Library Society Pick


A Horn for Louis: Louis Armstrong--as a kid! (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) Cover Image

How did famous New Orleans jazz trumpet thespian Louis Armstrong get his first horn?


The Secret World of Walter Anderson Cover Image

Enter the fascinating world of reclusive nature-lover Walter Anderson — perhaps the most famous American creative person you've never heard of.


Boats on the Mississippi Cover Image

Take a trip on the river! Encounter your favorite boats equally y'all drift downwards the Mississippi from Baton Rouge to New Orleans and out to the Gulf.


Snowball Rainbow: A New Orleans Color Book Cover Image

This bright and sturdy board book introduces all the colors (and flavors!) with New Orleans' favorite summer treat. Perfect for any NOLA baby, toddler, or preschooler.


Good Night New Orleans (Good Night Our World) Cover Image

Practiced Night New Orleans features jazz musicians, the Mississippi River, river boats, Mardi Gras festivities, the French Quarter, French Market place, Audubon Zoo, WWII Museum, Audubon Butterfly Garden, Audubon Aquarium, local foods, and more. Welcome to the Big Like shooting fish in a barrel! This delightful board book highlights the best of New Orleans. Children will explore the city's nearly interesting and fun attractions.


Hello, New Orleans! (Hello!) Cover Image

Welcome to New Orleans Follow parent and child pelicans every bit they take a tour of the Crescent City together. From the French Quarter to the Garden District, along the Mississippi and beyond Lake Ponchartrain, join the pelicans as they listen to music at Preservation Hall, celebrate Mardi Gras, and eat jambalaya and gumbo. Visit the Audubon Zoo and Metropolis Park, ride a St.


The Mermaids of New Orleans Cover Image


The Mermaids' Night Before Christmas Cover Image

With imagination and warmth, writer Sally Asher and illustrator Melissa Vandiver bring a bustling underwater Northward Pole and all of its inhabitants to life. The Mermaids' Night Before Christmas tells the enchanting tale of Mermaid Master Calliope Claus and her team of narwhals on their joyful Christmas Eve journey delivering gifts to mermaids around the world.


A Topsy-Turvy History of New Orleans and Ten Tiny Turtles Cover Image

300 years agone, French explorers disembarked from their alpine ships, waded ashore, and established the city of New Orleans. To its topsy-turvy history of pirates and parades, battles and brass bands, colorful cuisine, a chess champ, and some very heavy conditions, the turtle family of 417 Majestic Street has borne quiet witness from its stately courtyard.


The Story of Ruby Bridges Cover Image

The inspirational true story of Cherry-red Bridges.

The twelvemonth is 1960, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life. When a judge orders Ruby to attend first class at William Frantz Elementary, an all-white schoolhouse, Ruby must face angry mobs of parents who turn down to send their children to school with her.

Dreaming of New Orleans: Counting Down Around the Town Cover Image

In this board book for young readers, ages 2-four, we'll larn to count downwardly from 10 to 1, while discovering fantastic floats in the Mardi Gras parade, music in the French Quarter, St. Louis Cathedral, streetcars on St. Charles, and more There's so much to see--won't you join me?


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The 5 O'Clock Band (Hardcover)

$17.99

ISBN: 9781419728365

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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - June 19th, 2018

Take a tour of New Orleans with Grammy-nominated musician Troy Andrews and renowned illustrator Bryan Collier in this companion to the Caldecott Honour and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner Trombone Shorty

After letting his band down past missing rehearsal, a male child called Shorty has some serious questions about what it means to exist a leader.


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Ninth Ward (Paperback)

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ISBN: 9780316043083

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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - April 10th, 2012

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a heartbreaking and uplifting tale of survival in the face of Hurricane Katrina.


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Bayou Magic (Paperback)

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ISBN: 9780316224857

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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May tertiary, 2016

A magical coming-of-age story from Coretta Scott Male monarch honor writer Jewell Parker Rhodes, rich with Southern folklore, friendship, family, fireflies and mermaids, plus an environmental twist.


Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival Cover Image

from Newbery award winning author Kirby Larson comes a remarkable true story of the devotion, friendship, and survival of two pets left backside in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. In the tradition of Owen and Mzee, this beautiful picture book is a testament to the spirit that defined post-Katrina rescue missions.


The Adventures of Jeremy Goose Cover Image

In New Orleans's Audubon Park, a immature Jeremy Goose learns to walk, eat grass, swim, cross the road, and become along with other animals, all under the watchful eyes of his Mom and Dad. Jeremy sometimes gets into trouble but always feels the honey of his family. Through Jeremy'southward voice, young readers learn well-nigh family unit, responsibility, having fun, and growing upwardly.


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Bayou Ballet (Hardcover)

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ISBN: 9781941879238

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Published: Pelican Publishing Company - October 12th, 2018

Whether you join hands with an armadillo in the pas de deux or pirouette with the panther, you'll find plenty of talented and agile creatures to mimic in this enchanting introduction to ballet for emerging readers. Even the bears are dancing in this moving-picture show book from mom, author, and illustrator Alexis Braud.


Three Little Cajun Pigs Cover Image

Trosclair, Thibodeaux, and Ulysse are three pigs with a whole lot to do. Their mom has just kicked them out of the firm and it'southward time they brand their own manner and start constructing new homes in the heart of the swamp.


The Runaway Beignet Cover Image

You're not gonna taste this little beignet In this confectionary folktale accommodation, a solitary baker gets his wish when he sprinkles magic saccharide on a beignet and it comes to life. The little beignet boy runs away but is in danger of existence eaten by the hungry people of New Orleans. He leads a wild chase through the French Quarter, visiting famous sights forth the fashion.


What Was Hurricane Katrina? (What Was?) Cover Image

On August 25th, 2005, one of the deadliest and well-nigh subversive hurricanes in history hit the Gulf of Mexico. High winds and pelting pummeled littoral communities, including the Metropolis of New Orleans, which was left under 15 feet of water in some areas after the levees outburst. Rails this powerful storm from starting time to finish, from rescue efforts large and small to storm survivors' tales of triumph.


Little Louisiana (Little (Sleeping Bear Press)) Cover Image

State birds, flowers, trees, and animals brought to board volume form for the youngest book lovers.
Toddlers will please in these books filled with rhyming riddles, framed past brightly painted clues that introduce elements that make each country and so special.


Jenny Giraffe and the Streetcar Party Cover Image

Ride along with Jenny for another fun adventure in the Large Easy


Indestructibles: Hey Diddle Diddle: Chew Proof · Rip Proof · Nontoxic · 100% Washable (Book for Babies, Newborn Books, Safe to Chew) Cover Image

Sing a nursery rhyme with a volume that's indestructible!

Hey diddle diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.

Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time.


Sugar Cover Image

Saccharide (Paperback)

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ISBN: 9780316043069

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Published: Niggling, Dark-brown Books for Immature Readers - June third, 2014

From bestselling and accolade-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a tale of a strong, spirited young girl who rises beyond her circumstances and inspires others to work toward a brighter future.

Ten-year-old Sugar lives on the River Route saccharide plantation along the banks of the Mississippi.


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Storm Diddled (Hardcover)

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ISBN: 9780525645962

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Published: Delacorte Press - July 16th, 2019

"Cute, brilliant writing and a power-packed plot . . . I truly loved it."--Lauren Tarshis, bestselling author of the I SURVIVED series

"Crawly. Super-intense, suspenseful, edge-of-your-seat stuff."--Max Brallier, New York Times bestselling author of the LAST KIDS ON Globe series


The Cajun Cornbread Boy and the Buttermilk Biscuit Girl Cover Image

"Y'all tin't catch u.s.--we're buttermilk and cayenne "


The Cajun Cornbread Boy Cover Image

You can't catch me--I'yard full of cayenne Baked in a skillet with two chilies for the eyes, a peppercorn for the nose, a link of boudin sausage for the mouth, and a large nuance of cayenne pepper for extra spice, the Cajun cornbread boy runs through the bayou, sprinting past hungry animals who would like to sample such a tasty treat.


When I Was an Alligator Cover Image


The Twelve Days of Christmas in Louisiana (Twelve Days of Christmas in America) Cover Image

The TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN LOUISIANA . . . now in lath

This popular holiday volume is at present bachelor in a sturdy board edition for very young children. The original text has been simplified to focus on the merry lyrics in this fun take on the classic Christmas vocal. Information technology's a happy, festive way for families to celebrate the place where they alive.

When the Morning Comes: A Mardi Gras Indian Story Cover Image

Max tells his lilliputian brother, Jason, all virtually what happens in New Orleans on Mardi Gras morn, when the Indians come out in their colorful, plumage-and-bead suits. Before long, Jason sees this cute custom for himself. The author is the big chief of the Golden Comanches and shares here a fascinating inside look into the rich tradition of New Orleans' Mardi Gras Indians.


Down in Louisiana Cover Image

Based on a traditional song adapted past Louisiana singer/songwriter Johnette Downing, this counting book tells of pelicans, armadillos, black bears, alligators, Catahoulas, nutria, possums, crawfish, and mosquitoes and their kin. Ready in the Louisiana bayous, marshes, and wetlands, the rhythmic text offers children a tour of the Pelican State'south various and unique natural surroundings.


The Legend of Papa Noel: A Cajun Christmas Story (Legend (Sleeping Bear)) Cover Image

Effectually the world Santa Claus has many names. But in a deep, swampy bayou of Louisiana, he's known as Papa No 50. In such a hot and humid place, there can be no sleds or reindeer, so Papa No l rides the river in a gunkhole that'south pulled by eight alligators, with a snowy white 1 named Nicollette in the lead.


Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood Cover Image

Large Bad Gator Claude will practice anything to have a taste of Petite Rouge...fifty-fifty if information technology means putting on a duck pecker, flippers, and frilly underwear.


A Good Night for Ghosts (Magic Tree House (R) Merlin Mission #14) Cover Image

Make story fourth dimension a fiddling spookier with the #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time! Every visit to the magic tree business firm leads to a time-travel adventure!


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Stick (Paperback)

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ISBN: 9780142413036

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Published: Puffin Books - April 2nd, 2009

From the pulitzer prize winning illustrator and the author of Violet the Pilot, this is the story of Stick, a frog well-nigh to have a Big adventure.


The NBA: A History of Hoops: New Orleans Pelicans Cover Image

This high-interest title summarizes the history of the New Orleans Pelicans professional person basketball squad, highlighting memorable events and noteworthy players such as Anthony Davis.


Macarooned on a Dessert Island Cover Image


Petit Pierre and the Floating Marsh Cover Image

Johnette Downing stays true to her Louisiana roots in her newest book, featuring a young pelican searching for his proper home. As Petit Pierre journeys across the wetlands, he asks each fauna where he should live. He accumulates gifts from them until he realizes the wetlands are home to all his friends and, only maybe, to Pierre too


The Case of the Left-Hand Trombone Cover Image


Night-Night Louisiana Cover Image

Information technology's bedtime in Louisiana Say goodnight to all your favorite locations, including:

French Quarter
Tiger Stadium
Audubon Zoo
Shaw Center for the Arts
Old Louisiana State Capitol
St. Louis Cathedral
Aquarium of the Americas
Lafayette Science Museum
The Presbytere
Playville
S Pass Lighthouse
Dixie Landin'
Prien Lake Park


The Chalk Cross Cover Image

Stephanie Martin finds herself transported to 19th-century New Orleans, where her life intertwines with that of Sidonie Laveau, daughter of the Voodoo Queen.


The ABCs of Lsu Cover Image

Tiger Nation'south youngest generation will delight in The ABCs of LSU. Rhymed verse and colorful drawings innovate children to the landmarks, history, activities, and traditions of Louisiana's flagship university. Each page of the volume highlights a different letter of the alphabet:


The Flying Horses of City Park Cover Image

A girl and her nana accept the streetcar to City Park in New Orleans for a big solar day on the carousel. The flight horses are not but cute and exciting just take an interesting story behind them. This charming moving picture book brings both the thrill and the history of this beloved icon of the Crescent City to life for young readers.


The Cajun Fisherman and His Wife Cover Image

When is plenty really enough?


The Boy Who Wouldn't Read Cover Image

In this captivating and hilarious illustrated poem, immature readers will meet Robbie, who doesn't similar to read. When a sorcerer removes the words from everything around Robbie, confusion results. The boy shortly learns that life without reading is zilch to wish for.


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Hurricane Boy (Paperback)

$8.95

ISBN: 9781455619160

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Published: Pelican Publishing Company - February 21st, 2014

WINNER OF THE SCBWI CRYSTAL KITE AWARD

AN IN THE MARGINS List NOMINEE

The storm pulled them autonomously. Tin they stay potent while far away?


Why the Crawfish Lives in the Mud Cover Image

Give a crab a crawfish, and he won't eat for the day


Clovis Crawfish and His Friends Cover Image

Friendship is the underlying subject as the beauty and dangers of bayou life are depicted in this, the very first volume in the landmark Clovis Crawfish series, now in full color for the first fourth dimension.


Gumbo: A Magical Bayou Tale Cover Image

Some may call back gumbo is simply a delicious stew, but down in Cajun land we know a gumbo is so much more. The magic of history, family tradition, local customs, and bayou seasoning meld to created a swirling wonder of flavor that enchants the senses and reminds the states of home. Information technology is just such an aroma that entices George equally he wanders through the bayou on a lazy afternoon.


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A Tip Tap Tale (Hardcover)

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ISBN: 9781946160096

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Published: University of Louisiana - October 24th, 2017


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Cajun ABC (Hardcover)

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ISBN: 9781941879092

Published: River Road Press - October 1st, 2017

Pass a good time in Acadiana in this tour of Cajun country and culture The sights, sounds, and smells of all things Cajun two-step off the page, introduced letter by letter in alphabetical lodge.


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Three Fiddling Shrimp (Hardcover)

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ISBN: 9781941879153

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Published: Pelican Publishing Visitor - Oct 9th, 2017

Dive into crystal blue waters to follow three very curious niggling shrimp equally they explore below the surface. Dangers surround them--egrets, red fish, and a loggerhead turtle all beloved eating shrimp Even the fisherman's cyberspace is out to capture them.


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The Magic Swamp (Paperback)

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ISBN: 9781732215559

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Published: Brother Mockingbird - November 13th, 2018

Heartbroken subsequently the death of his mother, thirteen-yr-onetime Michel Toussaint searches for the one affair that will make full his emptiness. In the backwash of a catastrophic hurricane, he sets out to help the stranded residents and animals of the flooded urban center.


Henriette Delille: Rebellious Saint Cover Image

Born in 1812, free woman of color Henriette Delille resisted her family'southward efforts to steer her toward a traditional life equally the mistress of a white human. Instead she pursued a calling to treat slaves, the sick, and the poor, and established a religious community for women of color. As a issue of her work, she is the first African-American candidate for canonization.


Why the Possum Has a Large Grin Cover Image

Movement over Bre'r Rabbit, there'south a new trickster in town


Beware, Beware of the Big Bad Bear! Cover Image

A succulent folktale sure to make you express joy Oh no, Maw Maw is out of the most important ingredient for her beautiful buttery biscuits- sody sallyraytus She sends her family off, one by i, with a alert almost the bear at the span. Follow along as they endeavour unsuccessfully to get the sody sallyraytus home.


Hercules on the Bayou Cover Image

Hercules faces his biggest challenge yet--the Louisiana swamps


Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans Cover Image

In New Orleans, there lived a man who saw the streets as his calling, and he swept them clean. He danced up ane avenue and down another and everyone danced along. The one-time ladies whistled and whirled. The erstwhile men hooted and hollered. The barbers, bead twirlers, and beignet bakers divisional backside that one-man parade.


Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!: A Sonic Adventure Cover Image

The creators of Jazz ABZ are back for an encore! With infectious rhythm and rhyme, musical master Wynton Marsalis opens kids' ears to the sounds around us.


You Wouldn't Like Me Without My Coffee Cover Image

Sam and Lou's parents crave their morning coffee. What happens when they get without it? The brothers are adamant to find out. But taking their parents' coffee proves to be a big mistake. Without information technology, their parents plough into monsters! Children will love this wish-fulfilling take a chance of monsters wreaking havoc at dwelling, and adults will chronicle to the coffee-craving monsters.