Chicory and Roux: The Creole Mouse and the Cajun Mouse - Hardcover

Todd-Michael St. Pierre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1455622370 ISBN 13: 9781455622375

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US), 2017

Synopsis

Chicory the city mouse would never dream of leaving her home in New Orleans—until she falls asleep in a picnic basket and wakes up in the country swamps. There she meets Roux, a country mouse, and together they experience the simple Cajun life before returning to the big city for a taste of Creole culture. Will these new friends trade in their old lives, or will they just have to agree to disagree? In this Southern retelling of Aesop's classic fable, Chicory and Roux celebrate the different flavors of their cultures and learn that, sometimes, where you are is exactly where you're supposed to be! Whimsical illustrations and two original songs make this a story you won't forget—after all, two mice are twice as nice!

About this title

About the Authors

Todd-Michael St. Pierre is the author of several cookbooks and children's books rooted in Southern themes. He has served as a judge for The Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest and has developed recipes for Cooking Light magazine. An avid Cajun and Creole cook, dedicated gardener, lifelong cat lover, and proud Louisianian, St. Pierre considers himself part Creole mouse and part Cajun mouse.

With a lifelong desire to be an artist, Lee Brandt Randall graduated from Louisiana State University with a bachelor of fine arts in printmaking. She continued to nurture this passion by working in freelance graphic design, film animation, and book illustration, in addition to teaching private art lessons for children and adults. A member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Randall continues to teach and in her spare time enjoys jazz, cooking, and puppet making.

From the Back Cover

"Be proud of where you come from!
Be thankful for what's on your plate.
The grass always seems greener
in another part of the state!"

For Chicory the Creole mouse, life in New Orleans is all that and a block of cheese. She would never dream of living anywhere else...until she falls asleep in a picnic basket and wakes up in the swamps of southwest Louisiana! There she meets a Cajun field mouse named Roux, who shows Chicory that everything from the food to Mardi Gras--not to mention the predators--is different in Cajun Country. Chicory decides to take Roux back to the French Quarter for a taste of city life, but will these two mice just have to agree to disagree?

This retelling of Aesop's classic fable celebrates the differences of Creole and Cajun cultures with delightful illustrations, clever storytelling, and a wealth of Southern charm. Along the way, Chicory and Roux might learn that, sometimes, where you are is exactly where you're supposed to be!

Todd-Michael St. Pierre is the author of several cookbooks and children's books rooted in Southern themes. His books have been featured in publications such as the San Francisco Chronicle and Southern Living magazine. St. Pierre has served as a judge for the Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest and has developed recipes for Cooking Light magazine. An avid Cajun and Creole cook, dedicated gardener, lifelong cat lover, and proud Louisianian, St. Pierre considers himself part Creole mouse and part Cajun mouse.

Lee Brandt Randall graduated from Louisiana State University with a bachelor of fine arts in printmaking. She continued to nurture this passion by working in freelance graphic design, film animation, and book illustration, in addition to teaching private art lessons for children and adults. A member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Randall continues to teach and in her spare time enjoys jazz, cooking, and puppet making.

From the Inside Flap

“Be proud of where you come from!
Be thankful for what s on your plate.
The grass always seems greener
in another part of the state!”

For Chicory the Creole mouse, life in New Orleans is all that and a block of cheese. She would never dream of living anywhere else…until she falls asleep in a picnic basket and wakes up in the swamps of southwest Louisiana! There she meets a Cajun field mouse named Roux, who shows Chicory that everything from the food to Mardi Gras—not to mention the predators—is different in Cajun Country. Chicory decides to take Roux back to the French Quarter for a taste of city life, but will these two mice just have to agree to disagree?

This retelling of Aesop s classic fable celebrates the differences of Creole and Cajun cultures with delightful illustrations, clever storytelling, and a wealth of Southern charm. Along the way, Chicory and Roux might learn that, sometimes, where you are is exactly where you re supposed to be!

Todd-Michael St. Pierre is the author of several cookbooks and children s books rooted in Southern themes. His books have been featured in publications such as the San Francisco Chronicle and Southern Living magazine. St. Pierre has served as a judge for the Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest and has developed recipes for Cooking Light magazine. An avid Cajun and Creole cook, dedicated gardener, lifelong cat lover, and proud Louisianian, St. Pierre considers himself part Creole mouse and part Cajun mouse.

Lee Brandt Randall graduated from Louisiana State University with a bachelor of fine arts in printmaking. She continued to nurture this passion by working in freelance graphic design, film animation, and book illustration, in addition to teaching private art lessons for children and adults. A member of the Society of Children s Book Writers and Illustrators, Randall continues to teach and in her spare time enjoys jazz, cooking, and puppet making.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US)
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1455622370
• ISBN 13: 9781455622375
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32