The Bourbon Street Musicians

By Kathy Price and Kathy Z. Price

In this rollicking retelling of "The Bremen Town Musicians," a creaky old jack mule, a droopy hound dog, a ragged rooster, and a bony cat, all unwanted and no longer loved, set out for Bourbon Street... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618040765
• ISBN13: 9780618040766
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.8" x 0.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Four old friends

This is not really a childrens' book. It's dialect retelling makes it hard to understand just as the original Uncle Remus tales did a few generations ago. It is actually the story of four elderly outcasts from society whose friendship saves them. Together they can take care of each other and find that life is still good.

"As grass is green, sho' nuff, y'all"

Author, Kathy Price takes the reader down to the bayou for this marvelous Cajun rendition of the ever popular, Bremen Town Musicians. Meet four elderly, musically inclined friends, a mule, a hound, a rooster, and a cat, in all their craggy glory, trying to save their hides by traveling to New Orleans. "We is goin' to Bourbon Street to bebop and jazz. You can carry a tune and you have a bit of the torch in your song, so come wit' us, and we'll mardi gras and hi-de-ho." But along the way they come across a crawfisher's shack. Inside they spy a table filled with food, and "four roughnecks eatin' wit' jackknives and thumbs." And since it was dinnertime, and they were mighty hungry, these four old friends decide to sing for their supper..... Ms Price's clever retelling is filled with captivating imagery and magic, and with its energetic, rhythmic Cajun dialect, just begs to be read aloud by an enthusiastic storytellier. Andrew Glass' bold, bright, and exuberant illustrations enhance the text with playful humor and witty detail. Perfect for youngsters 4-8, The Bourbon Street Musicians is a manic, rollicking, fun-filled romp. "As grass is green, sho' nuff, y'all."