Fiddle Fever(Reprint) by Sharon Arms Doucet Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2007 by Hmh Books For Young Readers ISBN-13: 978-0-618-77682-5, ISBN: 0-618-77682-6
"Although it is 1914 and the world is changing all around him, Felix LeBlanc feels trapped on his Louisiana farmhouse, where nothing ever happens. When he hears his uncle, ’Nonc Adolphe, play the fiddle for the first time, he knows there’s music in his blood, and he’s determined to be a musician, too. However, he’s too poor to buy his own fiddle, and to make matters worse, Maman has forbidden him to even touch one, fearing that h ..."
"This series of trickster tales, stemming from African folklore, bears remarkable resemblance to the Deep South's Brer Rabbit. That's because Compere Lapin is his kissing cousin. In one form or another Lapin and Compere Bouki have been harassing each other for more than two centuries. Doucet's retelling of these popular stories is flavored with all the spice of a Cajun gumbo. Compere Lapin came into the world with nothing but a cypress s ..."
Back Before Dark(1st Edition) by Sharon Arms Doucet Hardcover, 413 Pages, Published 2005 by Thorndike Press Large Print ISBN-13: 978-0-7862-7142-9, ISBN: 0-7862-7142-6
"In Louisiana's Cajun bayou, Frannie Aldren Broussard has finally earned a welcome freedom. The children are grown and out of the house, and Frannie eagerly looks forward to pursuing her love of painting without family duties to distract her. Then she receives the news that her deeply private father has committed suicide. Unable to comprehend his rejection of life, Frannie angrily heads to Denver to arrange his burial - and begins an une ..."
Alligator Sue(1st Edition) by Sharon Arms Doucet, Anne Wilsdorf Hardcover, 40 Pages, Published 2003 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-374-30218-4, ISBN: 0-374-30218-9
""All you can do is be who you is."Suzanne Marie Sabine Chicot Thibodeaux (called Sue for short) lives on a houseboat deep in Louisiana's Atchafalaya Swamp. One lazy summer afternoon when the air grows heavier than a catfish's bath towel, a hurricane swoops Sue up -- only to drop her like a hot patate into the swamp below. Sue finds herself nose-to-snout with a queen-sized, prickly-backed mama Alligator. Luckily, Mama Coco is no ordinary ..."
"No creature is as good at being bad as Lapin, a no-good, no-count, do-nothing rascal of a rabbit down the banks of a Louisiana bayou. The truth is, as long as there are fools to be fooled, Lapin figures he might as well do the fooling. And the fortunate readers of these three illustrated tales will soon discover they wouldn't want it any other way. Full color."
Back Before Dark by Sharon Arms Doucet Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2004 by Nal Trade ISBN-13: 978-0-451-21104-0, ISBN: 0-451-21104-9
Lapin Plays Possum(1st Edition) Trickster Tales From the Louisiana Bayou by Sharon Arms Doucet, Scott Cook Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 2002 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-374-34328-6, ISBN: 0-374-34328-4
Fiddle Fever(Large Print) by Sharon Arms Doucet Hardcover, 174 Pages, Published 2001 by Thorndike Pr Large Print ISBN-13: 978-0-7862-3548-3, ISBN: 0-7862-3548-9