Gaston Goes To Mardi Gras

Gaston the alligator is invited to Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

This abbreviated board book edition is the perfect introduction to this classic tale! Gaston the green-nosed alligator has returned from the swamp and is taking adventurous readers on a tour of Mardi Gras.

Gaston the alligator goes to New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras and joins in the "courir du Mardi Gras," watches floats being made, participates in the Zulu parade, and sees other typical sights.

In this version of the famous poem, Santy pays an Ozark family a visit on Christmas Eve with his pet raccoon and gifts of musical instruments for a fine backwoods jig.

When Too Tall Thomas finishes the trail drive, he finds miscellaneous work in exchange for meals, but he cannot wait to get back to real cowboy work.

In the style of Clement Moore's well-known poem, the firefighters from Firehouse One receive a visit from Ol' Sergeant Nick, who leaves them lots of surprises, including a shiny new pumper truck, while they are putting out a fire on Christmas Eve.

For: Harry Russell Sr.

A version in Cajun dialect of the famous poem "The Night Before Christmas," set in a Louisiana bayou.