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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/21/13

Cajun Night Before Christmas



TITLE: The Cajun Night Before Christmas
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Trosclair/ James Rice
PUBLISHER:  Pelican Publishing Company  PUBLICATION DATE: 1992
GENRE: Non- Traditional Christmas    READING LEVEL: 1st-3rd Grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW:This book gives a different insight to the original Night Before Christmas. It is through the perspective of a Cajun. It was a little hard to read because of the dialect.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Have the students change the vocabulary around and write their own version.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kayla Toler, VSU

LABELS: Culture, Diversity, Christmas
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