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314 pp.
| HarperCollins/B+B
| May, 2018
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TradeISBN 978-0-06-268034-1$16.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-06-268036-5
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Joseph Kuefler.
Evangeline is a twelve-year-old aspiring "haunt huntress" learning the family trade at her grandmother's Louisiana bayou home. When Gran is hired to dispatch a werewolf-like rougarou in New Orleans, Evangeline discovers that she may not have inherited Gran's powers after all. Eldredge's fantasy world, based in Creole mythology, is vividly depicted and full of detail. It's a satisfying coming-of-age story with bonus supernatural battles. Glos.
Reviewer: Sarah Rettger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2018
32 pp.
| Pelican
| April, 2003
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TradeISBN 1-56554-922-8$$14.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Joan C. Waites.
In this retelling of a Native American tale, the moon weaves Spanish moss out of clouds to warm a mother and her children who are waiting out a flood in the branches of a cypress tree. Although unsubtle, the illustrations--rugged lines and blue-green palette--suit this haunting pourquoi tale from the Louisiana bayous. An author's note discusses how "Spanish moss has helped provide for my family."
64 pp.
| Farrar/Kroupa
| May, 2002
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TradeISBN 0-374-34328-4$$18.00
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Scott Cook.
Warm ivory pages, primarily illustrated with coppers, oranges, yellows, and rusts, radiate a south Louisiana heat. In three tales flavored with Creole metaphor and French expressions, Compère Lapin, literary cousin to Brer Rabbit, outsmarts the long-suffering Compère Bouki, relieving him of food, water, and a large portion of his self-respect. The elaborate narratives make the collection appropriate for older listeners. Glos.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2002
32 pp.
| Hyperion
| May, 2000
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TradeISBN 0-7868-0385-1$$14.99
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LibraryISBN 0-7868-2335-6$$15.49
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Doug Kennedy.
In this noodle tale, six silly fisherman spend the day out on the bayou trying to fish, but their foolishness keeps getting in the way. The setting and lavish Cajun dialect give the tale a strong regional flavor, while the cartoonlike illustrations of the fishermen's antics (which are observed by a frog, a turtle, and an alligator) play up the humor in this entertaining, ridiculous tale. An author's note suggests further reading. Glos.