The Little Purple Mardi Gras Bead


Book Description

Ready to ride in his first Mardi Gras parade, a small, plain purple bead learns about Carnival and is excited to be caught by a paradegoer who will value him. While he worries about not being wanted, a little Mardi Gras princess on the sidewalk hopes to catch the perfect bead. Will they find each other?




12 Days of Mardi Gras


Book Description

Repetition, alliteration, and visual humor abound in this Mardi Gras themed riff on the iconic holiday song, perfect for emerging readers and early counters. As each day of the Mardi Gras season passes, a gift is given. Each of the many, many, many gifts is familiar to those who embrace the season's traditions. Coming in twos, twelves, fives and fours, the gifts include majestic masks, floats a rolling, golden shoes, and cherished cups. Colorful illustrations provide lots of additional hijinks and engagement in this soon-to-be-classic holiday tale!




Dinosaur Mardi Gras


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Dinosaurs parade down the streets of New Orleans during the Mardi Gras carnival. Includes glossary and related craft activity.




Mimi's First Mardi Gras


Book Description

Mimi and her parents enjoy the color and excitement of Mardi Gras in New Orleans and observe many traditional aspects of the celebration.




Gaston Goes to Mardi Gras


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Gaston the alligator is invited to Mardi Gras in New Orleans.




Randolph Solves the Mardi Gras Mystery


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Randolph is back, and this time it's to save Mardi Gras! It's Randolph's first time at a Mardi Gras parade, and the little coonhound and his best friend, Olivia, are having the time of their lives. Until . . . Oh no! Disaster strikes! A masked bandit tries to ruin Mardi Gras, and Olivia is sure her outing to the parade is over. Randolph, the cutest, most curious puppy, would do anything to see his best friend smile. He knows that it's up to him to save the day! Together the pair takes off in search of the only thing that can get the parade back on track. What's that thing, you ask? Follow along to see if the Mardi Gras mystery gets solved! Randolph learns lessons about friendship, intertwined with a little Louisiana tradition in this adventure that will have readers exclaiming, "Laissez les bons temps rouler!"




Hello, New Orleans!


Book Description

Welcome to New Orleans Parent and child pelicans take a short tour of the Crescent City in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello board book series for children. From the French Quarter to the Garden District, along the Mississippi and across 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 City Park, ride a St. Charles Avenue streetcar, and cheer the Saints. Along the way take a swamp tour, visit a plantation, and even ride on a steamboat For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.




The Little Float That Could


Book Description

The big day has arrived and the youngest riders in the Mardi Gras Day parade are ready to share their beads and trinkets with the children of New Orleans. But as they prepare to start the parade, their float falters and breaks a wheel. How will the children be able to bring the magic of Mardi Gras to the Crescent City? In this Louisiana adaptation of The Little Engine That Could, the children must work together and ask for assistance from other floats as they try to celebrate the spirit of the day.




Zoo Krewe


Book Description

Take a magical journey through the New Orleans Mardi Gras as the littlest fans learn their ABCs with the help of some animal friends! Crawfish creates a costume, Duck dives for doubloons, and many more creatures enjoy the season as part of this fantastical Carnival krewe.




Delphine Denise and the Mardi Gras Prize


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Delphine Denise likes things BIG. And what's bigger than a Mardi Gras prize? "Kids will connect with Delphine's holiday excitement, even when it causes trouble, and learn from the mistakes she makes."—Booklist Every year, Delphine Denise Debreaux and her friends ride their bikes together in the New Orleans Mardi Gras parade. But this year, there's a shiny prize for best float—and Delphine Denise just has to win it. How can her friends remind Delphine Denise what the parade is really all about? This joyful picture book, inspired by the author's own experience celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans as a child, explores the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of the holiday. Full of vibrant and festive illustrations, this story reminds readers that winning isn't everything, and the best way to let the good times roll is in the company of friends.