Cajun Folktales

by J.J. Reneaux

Book Overview

Nationally acclaimed storyteller J.J. Reneaux includes animal stories, fairy tales, ghost stories, and humorous tales from her native Cajun culture. While children will giggle over the foolishness of Jean Sot, who jumps to the conclusion that the purpose of a new fence of telephone and electricity poles is to pen up giant cows, adults will recognize the all-too-human fear of anything new and different that lies at the heart of this tale. Among the 26 stories included here are such favorites as ....

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874832837
• ISBN13: 9780874832839
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: August House Publishers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 and higher

Customer Reviews

great kids book

Bought this for our kids to help explore family history and culture. They loved it especially the local style of speaking.... even the ghost stories were ok and not too scary.

Cajun Folk Tales

This book is full of tales to please even the hard-nosed, gonna find something wrong with it Cajun's like myself! Nothing annoys me quicker than to buy a 'Cajun' book and find it obviously written by someone who isn't. Ms. Reneaux always does a great job of depicting the truth as we see it, and recording our oral history in a way that even we (Cajuns) can recognize as our own! This book will teach you some about Cajun humor. If you want to learn more about our roots, this is a great place to start!