The Night Before Mardi Gras

The Night Before Mardi Gras
Author: Gail Perkins Nettles
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2015-09-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781517069421

The children are so excited it's Mardi Gras Day. They love to see the floats, catch beads, and dance to the music. They're sad when it's over but can't wait for next year's fun.

The Night Before Mardi Gras

The Night Before Mardi Gras
Author: Kathryn Kelly
Publisher:
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2017-01-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781542442022

As Mom and Dad settle in for the night, Dad's awakened by a clattering street car filled with Lundi Gras revelers. The sight captures his attention and he dreams of what's to come on Mardi Gras.

12 Days of Mardi Gras

12 Days of Mardi Gras
Author: Melissa Thibault
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-10-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1455626414

Repetition, alliteration, and visual humor abound in this Mardi Gras themed riff on the iconic holiday song, perfect for emerging readers and early counters. As each day of the Mardi Gras season passes, a gift is given. Each of the many, many, many gifts is familiar to those who embrace the season's traditions. Coming in twos, twelves, fives and fours, the gifts include majestic masks, floats a rolling, golden shoes, and cherished cups. Colorful illustrations provide lots of additional hijinks and engagement in this soon-to-be-classic holiday tale!

'Twas the Night Before Mardi Gras

'Twas the Night Before Mardi Gras
Author: Tiecha Keiffer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2020-02-20
Genre:
ISBN:

This illustrated Mardi Gras children's book is for all the kids that love Mardi Gras. Four kids share their night before Mardi Gras family traditions. The kids enjoy spending the night before Mardi Gras making gift boxes for a homeless shelter. From Mardi Gras colors, dancing, to feasting on New Orleans famous dishes and tasty desserts readers get the chance to experience it all.

Dinosaur Mardi Gras

Dinosaur Mardi Gras
Author: Dianne De Las Casas
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2012
Genre:
ISBN: 1455616680

Dinosaurs parade down the streets of New Orleans during the Mardi Gras carnival. Includes glossary and related craft activity.

Mimi's First Mardi Gras

Mimi's First Mardi Gras
Author: Elizabeth Moore, Alice Couvillon, Marilyn Rougelot
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1999
Genre: Carnival
ISBN: 9781455608898

Mimi and her parents enjoy the color and excitement of Mardi Gras in New Orleans and observe many traditional aspects of the celebration.

Mardi Gras: Chronicles

Mardi Gras: Chronicles
Author: Errol Laborde
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2013-09-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781455617647

The definitive guide to all things Mardi Gras . . . past and present! From Twelfth Night to Ash Wednesday, New Orleans is transformed. Queens and fools, demons and dragons reign over the Crescent City. This vividly photographed book is a lively, comprehensive history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Fascinating and intimate, this book seamlessly intertwines the past with the present.

Mardi Gras . . . As It Was

Mardi Gras . . . As It Was
Author: Tallant, Robert
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2010-09-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781455608348

Relates the history of the New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration and describes the traditions associated with the event, including the parades, costumes, balls, and feasts.

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras
Author: Joanna Ponto
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2015-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0766074544

Young readers will learn all about the culture, history, and celebrations of Mardi Gras. From costumes to carnivals and music, students will want to revel in the festivities. Students can make gumbo according to the recipe in the book, as well as create a Mardi Gras mask to celebrate!

Carnival in Louisiana

Carnival in Louisiana
Author: Brian J. Costello
Publisher: LSU Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2017-02-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0807166545

From the revelers on horseback in Eunice and Mamou to the miles-long New Orleans parade routes lined with eager spectators shouting “Throw me something, mister!,” no other Louisiana tradition celebrates the Pelican State’s cultural heritage quite like Mardi Gras. In Carnival in Louisiana, Brian J. Costello offers Mardi Gras fans an insider’s look at the customs associated with this popular holiday and travels across the state to explore each area’s festivities. Costello brings together the stories behind the tradition, gleaned from his research and personal involvement in Carnival. His fascinating tour of the season’s parades, balls, courirs, and other events held throughout Louisiana go beyond the well-known locales for Mardi Gras. Exploring the diverse cultural roots of state-wide celebrations, Costello includes festivities in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, New Roads, and Shreveport. From venerable floats to satirical parades, exclusive events to spontaneous street parties, Carnival in Louisiana is an indispensable guide for Mardi Gras attendees, both veteran Krewe members seeking to expand their horizons and first-time tourists hoping to experience of all sides of Louisiana’s favorite season.