| Mademoiselle Grands Doigts: A Cajun New Year's Eve Tale Contributor(s): Downing, Johnette (Author), Stanley, Heather (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1455623938 ISBN-13: 9781455623938 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Non-religious - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2017040664 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.7" W x 11" (0.88 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A curse is no match for a generous heart. Once upon a time on New Year's Eve night, hundreds of suitors lined up to kiss the graceful hands of Mademoiselle Grands Doigts. Jealous of the lovely maiden, the other girls cast a terrible gris gris turning her into a creature with long gnarled fingers and warts. Ashamed, she vanished, never to be seen again. The resentful girls turned as green as their hearts and fled to the swamp. Now, every New Year's Eve, Mademoiselle Grands Doigts finds nice children and fills their shoes with treats proving pretty is as pretty does. Johnette Downing deftly weaves this slightly scary Cajun morality tale accompanied by the moody colors of Heather Stanley's luscious illustrations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Downing, Johnette: - Johnette Downing is an award-winning and internationally recognized singer and songwriter. Her many accolades include eight Parents' Choice Awards, four iParenting Media Awards, and five National Parenting Publication Awards. She wrote and/or illustrated There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Bugs, Why the Crawfish Lives in the Mud, How to Dress a Po' Boy, Why the Oyster Has the Pearl, Why the Possum Has a Large Grin, Macarooned on a Dessert Island, The Fifolet, and other Pelican titles. Downing lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.Stanley, Heather: - Heather Stanley has an MFA in illustration and design from Radford University. She is the director of creative services at the Audubon Nature Institute. Her love of animals and nature stems from a lifetime exploring the natural world. |