This delightful coloring book tells the story of how Gaston, the Green-Nosed Alligator, helped Santa Claus deliver his gifts one Christmas and how St. Nick came to live in Louisiana. James Rice, a widely acclaimed leading illustrator of children's books, now has over a half million of his books in print__a record that ranks him among the top authors and illustrators in the nation. He has written and/or illustrated over 25 books, including the bestselling Cajun Night Before Christmas . Rice completed his M.F.A. studies at Stephen F. Austin College. He holds degrees in art from the University of Texas and Howard Payne College, and has taught art and music at colleges and high schools in Texas and Louisiana. Rice is currently Author in Residence at several schools in Texas.
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In this delightful tale, Gaston explains how the events depicted in Cajun Night Before Christmas came to pass. -- From the Publisher
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"Rice is especially good with facial expressions, whether they are on a Texas jackrabbit, a longhorn steer, a dusty cowboy, or the green and long-nosed alligator named Gaston." --%iLibrary Journal%r The classic tale of Christmas Eve in a bayou setting provided the theme of Cajun Night Before Christmas, one of the country's most widely acclaimed Christmas books. In that best-selling volume, the traditional jolly old St. Nick appears as a Cajun trapper dressed in muskrat and riding in a gift-laden pirogue pulled through the sky by eight charming, friendly alligators. What led Santa Claus to move his workshop from the snowy North Pole to the moss-draped bayou country? Why were his faithful reindeer replaced by alligators? And how did he manage to assemble a team of flying alligators for his all-important Christmas journey? In this delightful work, author-illustrator James Rice explains just how it happened. In the process, he creates another fascinating tale for youngsters and adults alike. Gaston played a pivotal role in Cajun Night Before Christmas, the first book in the Night Before Christmas series. In turn, Gaston the Green-Nosed Alligator is the first book in another series that includes Gaston Goes to Mardi Gras and Gaston Goes to Texas. A coloring-book edition is also available from Pelican, as are a Gaston plush toy and audiocassette compilations of Cajun Night Before Christmas and Gaston the Green-Nosed Alligator. Widely acclaimed as the South's leading illustrator of juvenile books, James Rice is the illustrator and/or author of over sixty titles, with almost two million copies in print. Rice was born on a farm in Coleman County, Texas, and currently resides in Hico, Texas. He has taught art at the grammar-school, high-school, and university levels and enjoys talking to schoolchildren across the country about writing and art.
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A Cajun Rudolf,
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What would happen if Rudolf's nose went out? And the otherreindeer well they are not too hot either... Leave the toy delivery upto a team of flying gators? Santa goes cajun in this whimsical little bayou tale of a christmas saved by a gator named Gaston ( with a glowing green nose)... a bunch of french reptilian friends .... Christmas will never be the same again
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The grandchildren loved the book..they thought it was funny because it was alligators and not reindeer...they loved that the alligators could fly
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funny little cajun twist on rudolph,
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I grew up listening to these books in Louisiana. Now that I have a child of my own I wanted to pass on the stories to her. Love the illustrations in the book also. as an FYI the story itself is rather short but still a nice tale for Christmas in the bayou.
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Quaint old Santa Claus in his house made of ice. Read the first page New!
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Quaint old Santa Claus in his house made of ice. Read the first page New!
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