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Doucet, Sharon Arms

Lapin Plays Possum: Trickster Tales from the Louisiana Bayou

64 pp. | Farrar/Kroupa | May, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-374-34328-4 $$18.00
(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Scott Cook. Warm ivory pages, primarily illustrated with coppers, oranges, yellows, and rusts, radiate a south Louisiana heat. In three tales flavored with Creole metaphor and French expressions, Compère Lapin, literary cousin to Brer Rabbit, outsmarts the long-suffering Compère Bouki, relieving him of food, water, and a large portion of his self-respect. The elaborate narratives make the collection appropriate for older listeners. Glos.
Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2002

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