Mardi Gras in Alabama!

Mardi Gras in Alabama!

By Karyn W. Tunks Illustrated by Alexis Braud

$17.99

Publication Date: 12th October 2018

Follow Folly as he celebrates Mardi Gras in Alabama! Hang on tight; he wants to see every parade in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Folly has a front-row seat as he rides with kings and queens and tags along with Joe Cain. From catching throws with the crowd to joining in with the marching bands, Folly is a part of all the festivities. With bouncing rhyme and lively illustrations, author Karyn Tunks and illustrator Alexis Braud capture the unique flavor of Carnival season along Alabama's Gulf Coast. Highlighting the best of the local revelry, Folly brings young readers along as he explores favori... Read More
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Follow Folly as he celebrates Mardi Gras in Alabama! Hang on tight; he wants to see every parade in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Folly has a front-row seat as he rides with kings and queens and tags along with Joe Cain. From catching throws with the crowd to joining in with the marching bands, Folly is a part of all the festivities. With bouncing rhyme and lively illustrations, author Karyn Tunks and illustrator Alexis Braud capture the unique flavor of Carnival season along Alabama's Gulf Coast. Highlighting the best of the local revelry, Folly brings young readers along as he explores favori... Read More
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Follow Folly as he celebrates Mardi Gras in Alabama! Hang on tight; he wants to see every parade in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Folly has a front-row seat as he rides with kings and queens and tags along with Joe Cain. From catching throws with the crowd to joining in with the marching bands, Folly is a part of all the festivities. With bouncing rhyme and lively illustrations, author Karyn Tunks and illustrator Alexis Braud capture the unique flavor of Carnival season along Alabama's Gulf Coast. Highlighting the best of the local revelry, Folly brings young readers along as he explores favorite Mobile-area traditions. A glossary of people, places, and things completes the introduction to the most colorful season of the year. So come along and join the fun as we celebrate Mardi Gras in Alabama in this informative picture book for locals--and those who wish they were!
Details
  • Pages: 32
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Pelican Publishing
  • Publication Date: 12th October 2018
  • State: Alabama
  • ISBN: 9781941879221
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / General
    TRAVEL / United States / General
    HISTORY / North America
Author Bio
Once upon a time, on a slow-moving bayou far, far away from everything, there lived a girl who loved words and pictures. She grew up with books and drawing pads and drew pictures of the places she knew. One day she left that bayou to embark on great adventures and learn about the world. When she returned it was with a family, her own children, and a dream to tell the stories of her bayou. Alexis Braud is a Cajun native, rambler, and eccentric. With her books and art she celebrates the things that deeply matter to our lives here in Louisiana. A graduate of Nicholls State University, she lives with her books, drawings, dreams and family along Bayou Lafourche, the same bayou on which she grew up. Find Alexis online at www.fablepainter.com.  Allison Dugas Behan wears many creative hats from art director to graphic designer, and painter to expert doodler. She loves getting her hands dirty with paint, chalk, and ink, as well as creating beautiful designs on the computer. Behan believes all good designs start with lots of hand sketches and that the elements of fine art and design should always be considered when creating something as small as a thank you card to something as large as a billboard. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, she is constantly surrounded by creativity. The music, art, food, and culture have impacted her thirst to experience or create something meaningful each day. Behan worked as a graphic designer for DC Comics and an art director for Macy’s in New York City before returning to the Crescent City that she again calls home.
Karyn W. Tunks, PhD, is a professor of education at the University of South Alabama, where she teaches courses in literacy, early childhood education, and childrens literature. She is the author of several books for professional educators and the childrens picture book, JUBILEE! As the wife of a career Coast Guard veteran, Tunks has a deep respect for the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, and its mission to preserve history and honor veterans. She lives in the charming town of Fairhope, Alabama, with her family. Julie Dupré Buckner is an award-winning artist who specializes in painting, portrait art, illustration, and design. Buckner received a bachelor of fine arts in graphic design from Louisiana Tech University and studied art in Italy. She has been honored with numerous awards including an ADDY Award, a national packaging award for Georgie's Old Fashioned Nut Cakes, and praise for her work on advertising campaigns for Rolex USA, Mikimoto, and David Yurman. Her illustrations have been displayed at the Irving Art Center Museum in Texas and Children's Museum in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and her portrait work is held in private collections through the United States. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Portrait Society of America, the American Society of Portrait Artists, and the Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild. Buckner lives in Plaquemine, Louisiana, with her husband and children.
Follow Folly as he celebrates Mardi Gras in Alabama! Hang on tight; he wants to see every parade in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Folly has a front-row seat as he rides with kings and queens and tags along with Joe Cain. From catching throws with the crowd to joining in with the marching bands, Folly is a part of all the festivities. With bouncing rhyme and lively illustrations, author Karyn Tunks and illustrator Alexis Braud capture the unique flavor of Carnival season along Alabama's Gulf Coast. Highlighting the best of the local revelry, Folly brings young readers along as he explores favorite Mobile-area traditions. A glossary of people, places, and things completes the introduction to the most colorful season of the year. So come along and join the fun as we celebrate Mardi Gras in Alabama in this informative picture book for locals--and those who wish they were!
  • Pages: 32
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
  • Imprint: Pelican Publishing
  • Publication Date: 12th October 2018
  • State: Alabama
  • ISBN: 9781941879221
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / General
    TRAVEL / United States / General
    HISTORY / North America
Once upon a time, on a slow-moving bayou far, far away from everything, there lived a girl who loved words and pictures. She grew up with books and drawing pads and drew pictures of the places she knew. One day she left that bayou to embark on great adventures and learn about the world. When she returned it was with a family, her own children, and a dream to tell the stories of her bayou. Alexis Braud is a Cajun native, rambler, and eccentric. With her books and art she celebrates the things that deeply matter to our lives here in Louisiana. A graduate of Nicholls State University, she lives with her books, drawings, dreams and family along Bayou Lafourche, the same bayou on which she grew up. Find Alexis online at www.fablepainter.com.  Allison Dugas Behan wears many creative hats from art director to graphic designer, and painter to expert doodler. She loves getting her hands dirty with paint, chalk, and ink, as well as creating beautiful designs on the computer. Behan believes all good designs start with lots of hand sketches and that the elements of fine art and design should always be considered when creating something as small as a thank you card to something as large as a billboard. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, she is constantly surrounded by creativity. The music, art, food, and culture have impacted her thirst to experience or create something meaningful each day. Behan worked as a graphic designer for DC Comics and an art director for Macy’s in New York City before returning to the Crescent City that she again calls home.
Karyn W. Tunks, PhD, is a professor of education at the University of South Alabama, where she teaches courses in literacy, early childhood education, and childrens literature. She is the author of several books for professional educators and the childrens picture book, JUBILEE! As the wife of a career Coast Guard veteran, Tunks has a deep respect for the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, and its mission to preserve history and honor veterans. She lives in the charming town of Fairhope, Alabama, with her family. Julie Dupré Buckner is an award-winning artist who specializes in painting, portrait art, illustration, and design. Buckner received a bachelor of fine arts in graphic design from Louisiana Tech University and studied art in Italy. She has been honored with numerous awards including an ADDY Award, a national packaging award for Georgie's Old Fashioned Nut Cakes, and praise for her work on advertising campaigns for Rolex USA, Mikimoto, and David Yurman. Her illustrations have been displayed at the Irving Art Center Museum in Texas and Children's Museum in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and her portrait work is held in private collections through the United States. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Portrait Society of America, the American Society of Portrait Artists, and the Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild. Buckner lives in Plaquemine, Louisiana, with her husband and children.