Jenny Giraffe Discovers Papa Noel (Jenny Giraffe Series) [Hardcover]

Cecilia Dartez (Author), Andy Green (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 1994 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Jenny Giraffe Series

Luckily for Jenny, her friends are going to teach her all about the joyous season through Louisianaís Christmas celebrations.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Jenny Giraffe is all set for the big Christmas parade, the caroling, and especially the arrival of Papa Nokl. Luckily for her, her friends are going to teach her all about the joyous season through the special Christmas celebrations in Louisiana. Cecilia Casrill Dartez is also the author of Jenny Giraffe and the Streetcar Party, Jenny Giraffe Discovers the French Quarter, and The Louisiana Plantation Coloring Book. -- From the Publisher

About the Author

Cecilia Casrill Dartez is a former elementary-school teacher. She is a popular storyteller who often addresses schools, libraries, and private organizations about the history of Louisiana. Her distinctive, engaging storytelling style may be heard on the audiocassettes Jenny Giraffe Discovers Papa Noël/Jenny Giraffe and the Streetcar Party and Jenny Giraffe Discovers the French Quarter/Jenny Giraffe's Mardi Gras Ride, which she narrated.

Andy Green is a freelance commercial artist from Picayune, Mississippi. His clientele stretches through the Gulf Coast regions of Mississippi and Louisiana, and includes commercial-billboard advertising groups, auto dealerships, and building-design companies.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (September 30, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565540840
• ISBN-13: 978-1565540842
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,275,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Louisiana Christmas, December 3, 2004

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Erika Sorocco (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jenny Giraffe Discovers Papa Noel (Jenny Giraffe Series) (Hardcover)

Jenny Giraffe, an artists, is all ready for the wonderful Christmas parade, as well as the joyous caroling, and the arrival of Papa Noel. However, all of this celebrating stuff is new to Jenny, for this is her very first Christmas. So her friends T-Boy, Angelle, Claude, and Lita begin informing her about the traditions of a Louisiana Christmas.

I will admit that I was first attracted to the cover illustration of JENNY GIRAFFE DISCOVERS PAPA NOEL, magnificently drawn by Andy Green. After all, who could possibly resist a gorgeous giraffe with huge blue eyes. However, the story by Cecilia Casrill Dartez quickly drew me in. I loved learning about the different celebrations people in Louisiana do in anticipation for Christmas, and Papa Noel, and I think young readers will enjoy learning about Louisiana traditions as well. Overall, this was a wonderful children's picture book, complete with a lesson in tradition.

Erika Sorocco

Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper