{"product_id":"lapin-plays-possum-trickster-tales-from-the-louisiana-bayou-hardcover","title":"Lapin Plays Possum: Trickster Tales from the Louisiana Bayou - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharon Doucet\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by), \u003cb\u003eScott Cook\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of sly wit and Cajun Spice.\u003cbr\u003e--Scholastic.com\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChosen as a title for use in the Core Curriculum category of folktales and adaptation for grade set 3.5, this series of trickster tales, stemming from African folklore, bears remarkable resemblance to the Deep South's Brer Rabbit tradition. The Louisiana version of Brer Rabbit, Compere Lapin, is a mischief maker determined to get the best of Compere Bouki. In a trio of stories that praises brains over brawn, this rascally rabbit seems to come out ahead no matter what.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cook fully captures the action and humor as well as the impish nature of that rascally rabbit, Lapin.\"\u003cbr\u003e-BookPage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Full of sly wit and Cajun spice\"\u003cbr\u003e-Scholastic.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Colorful vocabulary . . . and peppery idioms . . . season each page.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Valuable lagniappe.\"\u003cbr\u003e-School Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLapin can't resist playing tricks on Bouki any more than he can turn down king cake at Mardi Gras. Never mind that he's just a puny, penniless rabbit, while Bouki's as big as a bayou barnyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the smarts were handed out, Lapin got himself an extra helping. So it's guaranteed that when gumbo, bread pudding, and rum cake are on the menu, tricks will jump into Lapin's head like popcorn in a hot pan as he tries to make sure he gets his fair share-and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd as for Bouki, he's determined to finally get the best of Lapin-and maybe even a little rabbit cooked in sauce piquante. This time, it just might turn out that Lapin has tried one trick too many!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese three lively trickster tales from Louisiana's Cajun country serve up laughs faster than you can say merci beaucoup. Lapin may be small, but, as fans of the picayune prankster know, \"size ain't everything in this world. It's what you do with what you got that matters!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharon Arms Doucet is the author of several books and has served as a writing instructor, judge, and literary panelist on numerous occasions. She holds an MA in French and an MFA in creative writing. Doucet spent four decades in Lafayette, Louisiana. She resides in Allenspark, Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott Cook is an acclaimed children's book illustrator whose work has been chosen as a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, a Booklist Editors' Choice, and a Parenting Magazine Best Book. He has been praised by the New York Times and Southern literary icon Eudora Welty. His original oil paintings are included in major art collections throughout the country. A Mississippi native, he lives in Sandwich, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lapin Plays Possum: Trickster Tales from the Louisiana Bayou\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772225487136,"sku":"9781455614806","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/54c5588236acb2a5dbac33083f67e3fa.webp?v=1780401528","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lapin-plays-possum-trickster-tales-from-the-louisiana-bayou-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}