Johnette Downing

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Today is Monday in Texas

ISBN: 9 7815 89 807013
Price: $16.99

A week's worth of delicious Texas foods. Whether it's pan de campo on Monday, chicken-fried steak on Tuesday, or chili on Wednesday, in Texas, there's always something tasty to eat! This singsong culinary calendar introduces the Lone Star State's favorite foods accompanied by fun collage illustrations. A delicious "word menu," song, and recipe for pan de campo round out this flavorful feast.

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Why the Crawfish Lives in the Mud

ISBN: 9 7815 89 806788
Price: $15.95

One hot and humid day on the bayou back when Crab and Crawfish were still best friends, Crawfish was hungry, and as luck would have it, Crab had just gone fishing. Not only hungry, Crawfish was also lazy. Thinking only about himself-only about his empty belly, Crawfish decided to trick his friend out of his lunch. But Crawfish had taken advantage of Crab's good nature one time too many, and soon he learns about the consequences of cheating his friend. This cute cautionary tale, filled with Johnette Downing's signature Louisiana flavor and fresh collage-style illustrations, includes a glossary of Cajun phrases and crawfish fun facts.

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Chef Creole

ISBN: 9 781589 806177
Price: $15.95

Johnette Downing takes "Aiken Drum," a beloved traditional song, and adapts it into a savory Creole Chef book. Following the familiar pattern of the song, his hair is made of rice, rice, rice; his eyes are made of red beans, red beans, red beans; and his mouth is made of a praline, praline, praline. With a King Cake body and beignet feet, this Louisiana Chef is good enough to eat! Whimsically illustrated by Deborah Ousley Kadair.

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My Aunt Came Back from Louisiane

ISBN: 1-58980-607-7
Price: $15.95

This rhyming picture book offers children a tour of the Louisiana traditions of many beautiful towns and cities of the state. Based on a traditional song adapted by the award-winning Louisiana singer/songwriter Johnette Downing, the book invites children to learn the various cultural nuances of each area. Along with the whimsical song lyrics, interesting facts about Louisiana are included on the word map. Children will learn that the town of Albany was settled by Hungarians and is known for its large, sweet strawberries, and the small Florida parish town of Franklinton is famous for its delicious watermelons. In Ruston, a town in northern Louisiana, peaches are the special fare, and in Thibodaux, it is the filé gumbo. Many more interesting facts are presented in a unique, enjoyable fashion.

"My Aunt Came Back from Louisiane ($15.95) by Johnette Downing adapts and illustrates a traditional song. (5-8)"
— Publishers Weekly, July 21, 2008 Issue

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Down in Louisiana

ISBN #9781589 804517
Price: $15.95

Based on a traditional song adapted by Downing, this counting book tells of pelicans, armadillos, black bears, alligators, Catahoulas, nutria, possums, crawfish and mosquitoes. Set in the Louisiana bayous, marshes and wetlands, the rhythmic text offers children a tour of the Pelican State's diverse and unique natural habitats.

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The song for this book is on Johnette's "From the Gumbo Pot" CD.

Today is Monday in Louisiana

ISBN# 9781589 804067
Price: $15.95

The Big Read 2010
Recommended Reading List
National Coalition of Girls' Schools

Based on a song by Johnette Downing, Today is Monday In Louisiana that takes children through a culinary calendar, noting a meal a day that represents Cajun, Creole, African and French foods from Louisiana.

Most readers will be salivating by the final page."
- Marigny Dupuy, The Times Picayune

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