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Children's Fiction Music

Rockin' the Bayou Down in Louisiana! (Enhanced Edition)

We're a Possum Family Band - 2

by (author) Bïa Krieger

illustrated by Fanny Berthiaume

performed by Alexa Devine

Publisher
La montagne secrète
Initial publish date
Aug 2023
Category
Music, Multigenerational
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9782898360640
    Publish Date
    Aug 2023
    List Price
    $7.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 5 to 9
  • Grade: k to 4

Description

Enhanced Ebook (includes audio) Every Saturday night at the Fais Dodo Thibaudeau, a suave young possum with a Zorro-like moustache takes the stage with his dobro to lead the band. In the audience, a pretty, doe-eyed possum falls for his charms. But just who could these plucky marsupials be? Mama and Papa Poss tell the story of how they first met and where their glory days as a musical duo began! Take a trip to the bayou in this side-splitting, toe-tapping tale that pays homage to Louisiana’s Cajun and Zydeco music traditions. The narrated story is followed by the songs "Alley Cat" and "Oh, When the Saints." "Rockin’ the Bayou Down in Louisiana!" is the first story in the "We’re a Possum Family Band" series, which follows Mama and Papa Poss on their travels that bring them across North America to the birthplaces of Cajun, jazz, country, rock’n’roll, blues, and traditional Quebecois music. At the end of each story, explanatory notes delve into the key figures, instruments, and customs behind each genre.

About the authors

Avec sa voix envoûtante et ses rythmes chauds, Bïa tisse des ponts entre les cultures qui l’habitent, incluant celles de son Brésil natal, de la France et du Québec. Son premier album éponyme recevra le Grand Prix de l’Académie Charles-Cros en 1997 et l’album Coeur Vagabond remportera le Prix Félix dans la catégorie « Meilleur Album – Musiques du Monde » en 2006. Elle est l'auteure-compositeure de Pyjama Party publié en 2012 à La Montagne secrète.

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FANNY BERTHIAUME est une illustratrice et une artiste en développement visuel de Montréal. Elle travaille avec des studios d’animation, des éditeurs et d’autres entreprises de création.

 

 

As a child, FANNY BERTHIAUME's favourite things were reading, drawing and exploring nature. As an adult she combines those loves to create colourful, magical books for children. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.

 

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