Product Description

On Monday, there are red beans to eat, and on Tuesday, po-boys. On Wednesday, gumbo is served, and on it goes throughout the week, each day bringing another unique and tasty Louisiana dish to the table.

"Today Is Monday in Louisiana," based on a song by New Orleans singer/songwriter Johnette Downing, rhythmically takes children through a culinary calendar, noting a meal a day that represents the best of Cajun, Creole, African, and French foods. Includes a glossary and a recipe for red beans and rice.

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Product Details

Publisher	Pelican Publishing
ISBN	1589804066
Creator	Deborah Ousley Kadair
Author	Johnette Downing
Format	Hardcover
Label	Pelican Publishing
Studio	Pelican Publishing
EAN	9781589804067
Number Of Pages	32
Title	Today Is Monday In Louisiana
Reading Level	Ages 4-8
Release Date	2006-09-30
Publication Date	2006-09-30
Manufacturer	Pelican Publishing

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Customer Reviews

Great for beginner ELLs

Review by Ana Lado "PH.D.", 2010-07-13

This book has just the right length of words and illustrations for it to be comprehensible to beginner ELLs. It has text to match the language experience approach by having students cook one of the recipes. It serves as a model of a diary because of the entries for each day of the week.

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Get this book!!!

Review by R. Fehr, 2010-06-18

Just got this book today after seeing Johnette Downing at our library. Her books are great! Illustrations are really neat. The books give you that taste of Louisiana! Great gift for kids!! I also have "Down in Louisiana'!

She is great and her music is too! Wish she would make a DVD, she is AWESOME with the kids!!!

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today is monday in louisiana

Review by A. T. Stanga, 2009-01-09

awesome book! so true about how we eat here in southern louisiana! great pictures and easy for the kids to memorize!

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Eccelent book!!

Review by Shu-chin Chen, 2007-04-01

Excellent book!! Even my 22-month-old daughter can read by herself, and she loves to read again and again everyday.

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Yummy in Louisiana

Review by Jenifer Kellystrauss, 2007-03-24

This is a fun book to read or sing a long to. Sometimes, we play Johnette's CD, From the Gumbo Pot, and turn the pages to the song instead of reading words. My son loves this book and so do the kids in my Pre-K class! It exposes/teaches the children to so many things: great story, collage art as an illustrative tool, Louisiana culture, days of the week, rhythm.... My picky 2 1/2 year old has also become interested in trying some of these foods! So, I love it!

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