Ready to ride in his first Mardi Gras parade, a small, plain purple bead learns about Carnival and is excited to be caught by a paradegoer who will value him. W
Repetition, alliteration, and visual humor abound in this Mardi Gras themed riff on the iconic holiday song, perfect for emerging readers and early counters. As
Beads are one of the great New Orleans symbols, as much a signifier of the city as a pot of scarlet crawfish or a jazzman’s trumpet. They are Louisiana’s ve