Listen to this lady laugh! Best review EVER!
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Great read with or without kids! Well done New Orleans flavored fun read!
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Great new take on a classic! on April 21, 2015 Verified Purchase
LOVED this!!! I bought three copies to give as gifts to friends from New Orleans who live out of town now. My kids really enjoyed the book and read it every night for weeks. There’s something really special about the illustrations inside. My favorite part is when the creole couple are decorating their home for Mardi Gras.
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Great Addition to a Runaway Story Unit on April 12, 2015 Verified Purchase
Great runaway story. I could have used it with my gingerbread unit, but I saved it for Mardi Gras!
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Let the good times roll! on April 1, 2015 Verified Purchase
Let the good times roll! Love this retelling of THE GINGERBREAD MAN, retold New Orleans style! Carefree, laissez-faire, bringing back my cherished memories of the New Orleans I visited often as a child. I can feel the easy smiles of the local characters and taste the beignets! Such fun to read to my granddaughter, and the illustrations are perfect! Rev Sue Ellen Hearn
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Wonderful picture book! on February 25, 2015
This delightful picture book gives the old gingerbread man story a New Orleans twist! This time the escapee is the tiny baby meant to be hidden in a king cake. (A delicious New Orleans tradition!) Lively language by author Keila Dawson and fun illustrations by Vernon Smith bring New Orleans to life and make this a story kids will love. Highly recommended!
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Pamela Courtney on February 21, 2015
This story is such a fun, fun read. Through rhythmic pacing, repetitive phrases, and colorful characters, this laugh out loud adventure gives young readers a New Orleans French twist to the all time favorite, The Gingerbread Man. The author invites us into the New Orleans culture. Did I mention how fun this book is? The characters are funny, engaging, and there’s even a King Cake recipe in the book. After this story, my class wanted to know all about Louisiana. Where is it located on the map? Does everyone speak French? What a wonderful jumping off point to a great Social Studies classroom engagement.
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I LOVE THIS BOOK on February 13, 2015
I really enjoyed reading this book to my 5 year old granddaughter. She loved it and wants me to read it over and over. She particularly likes the French phrases and she now says them aloud when we get to that part of the book. I also bought a few more for family, friends and my granddaughter’s pre k class in Atlanta. I am sure them will love it too.
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Brilliantly fun new take on a classic tale. on Feb 11, 2015 Verified Purchase
LOVE this little book!! I bought one for myself and ended up purchasing more to share with friends young and old.
The author took the classic tale of The Gingerbread Man and turned it into a fun New Orleans culture filled adventure. Keila’s use of local phrases and landmarks makes this classic tale a relateable story to those who are familiar New Orleans and it’s culture while at the same time being a briliant introduction to the area for those looking for something new. The illustrations add even more fun bringing out the sassy personality fo the King Cake Baby as you turn each page.
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LOVE THIS BOOK!!! on February 11, 2015
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I LOVE this book!!! With catchy phrasing, bright colorful pictures and the rich flavor of New Orleans. I purchased books for my nieces and nephews and each one of them also LOVE the book, not to mention their parents. Joni G G
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... long time for this picture book and it didn’t disappoint!
on February 9, 2015
I have waited a long time for this picture book and it didn’t disappoint!
Keila Dawson and Vernon Smith bring this little tale to life with authentic language and pictures associated with New Orleans.
This little king cake baby escapes on January 6th, the day of the Three Kings. But if you know New Orleans culture, you know that king cake is eaten throughout the year, especially during the Mardi Gras celebration leading up to Lent. So I imagine this little baby has been running for a very long time!
http://julianaleewriter.com/books-alive/d/the-king-cake-baby/
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I love this little book on February 1, 2015
I love this little book! Keila Dawson creates a wonderfully funny retelling of a classic story that introduces children to the unique culture of the people of New Orleans. The colorful illustrations whimsically depict scenes and characters one would encounter in the French Quarter. I particularly enjoyed the cultural expressions (“getting” the baby, as opposed to catching the baby; cher, mon ami, etc.) which is so familiar to me, (my family is from New Orleans.) I think it’s a great resource for teachers to use to reinforce patterns and repetition with young children and to introduce the literary devices of personification and onomatopoeia. A “must-include” addition to any teacher’s repertoire of cultural variations of classic stories.