Lapin Plays Possum: Trickster Tales from the Louisiana Bayou

By Sharon Arms Doucet and Scott Cook

Book Overview

"Full of sly wit and Cajun Spice." --Scholastic.com

Chosen 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1455614807
• ISBN13: 9781455614806
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Very cute story to old common sense

This book is wonderful, it contains a 3 series story in one book.

Folktale Fun.....

Sharon Arms Doucet brings three "trickster tales from the Louisiana bayou" to life in this marvelous collection of Cajun, Creole folklore. Meet Compere Bouki. "...He owned a farming field full of Delta soil so rich that if you planted a penny at sunrise, you could pick a dollar before sundown. But as for smarts, he must have been hiding behind the barn door when they were passed out." And meet his friend, prankster, Compere Lapin. "...He could find more ways to get out of work than there are fleas on a possum. But Lapin, him, he'd got an extra helping of smarts." Bring this dynamic duo together, and you have the makings of engaging and entertaining stories that are sure to tickle the funnybone as Lapin cleverly outwits Bouki over and over again with his tricks and pranks. Ms Doucet's witty text is sprinkled with French expressions and Bayou colloquialisms and phrases. Illustrator, Scott Cook's intricate and expressive artwork is filled with energy, humor, and lots of eye-catching detail. Together word and art paint a captivating portrait that just begs to be read aloud and shared. With a glossary of words and terms, at the beginning, to help get you started, Lapin Plays Possum is storytelling at its very best, and is sure to be a folktale crowd pleaser that shouldn't be missed.