Louisiana Writer Award recipient Johnette Downing shares her love of trickster tales in her book Why the Crawfish Lives in the Mud. An Accelerated Reading book (AR 4.3, Quiz #135220 EN Fiction), this is a charming and cautionary trickster tale about a lazy crawfish who decides to trick an industrious crab out of his lunch. In the end, we learn the consequences of being dishonest, and we learn the old adage, "what goes around, comes around." This book was selected to represent the State of Louisiana at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. in 2009. "Young readers will enjoy the colorful collage art while they learn a lesson about the consequences of tricking other people." - Zuka Baby The recorded reading of this story is on Johnette's literacy album for children titled "Reading Rocks!" available at www.johnettedowning.com. Reading Rocks!, JD10, (c) 2012 Johnette Downing, Wiggle Worm Records, ASCAP, administered by Concord Music Group. The book Why the Crawfish Lives in the Mud is published by Pelican Publishing. (C) 2009 Johnette Downing. Video (C) 2020 Johnette Downing. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication of the book, song and video are strictly prohibited. Visit www.johnettedowning.com for more information.
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