Thank you, Pam, I appreciate all you do for authors! Bedtime Lullabayou is a tale written in verse about a boy named Anton who visits his Cajun Nana on a Louisiana bayou. When it's time for bed, Anton has other plans and "hides away", embarking on a bayou adventure and encountering native animals who live on the bayou along the way. Beautifully illustrated by Sulphur artist Stacy Bearden, Anton "hides" on each spread and children are encouraged to "find" Anton, making the story gently interactive.
The book spotlights a number of French words, phrases, and aspects of our Louisiana culture, such as Jean Lafitte and loup garou. For readers who may be visitors or newcomers to Louisiana and not familiar with the lingo, a glossary is included, as well as a paragraph on nocturnal animals, giving it an educational slant. The magic happens at the end of the story, when Nana sings Anton a bedtime song and the animals join her in a bayou chorus, hence the title, Bedtime Lullabayou.
Enjoy a short excerpt...
It’s bedtime on the bayou,
But Anton wants to play.
Nana says, “It’s time for sleep.”
Anton hides away.
“Come back,” calls Anton’s Nana.
“The bayou’s wide and deep.
Time for little boys to rest,
when sunset falls to sleep.”
Anton knows the bayou well,
From murky stream to lake.
When fireflies flicker yellow,
The bayou creatures wake.
SWEET, tell us more about yourself and why you wrote, Betime Lullabayou and where we can find a copy.
Sure, here is my "official" bio...
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Angie Kay Dilmore relocated from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Lake Charles, Louisiana in 2007. Enchanted with the region’s waterways, flora, fauna, and unique French culture, Cajun muses inspired her to write Bedtime Lullabayou.
Angie has been writing and editing for various magazine markets since 2000. More recently, this nature lover and award-winning author may be found creating stories from a small camper in a pristine park somewhere. She currently lives in Lake Charles with her husband and two cats.
Find Angie on Facebook, Angie Kay Dilmore, author; or on her website, angiekaydilmore.com
Bedtime Lullabayou is available for purchase at several Southwest Louisiana shops or online at:
Thank You, SO Much Angie for visiting today and sharing your beautiful book with us. We certainly wish you the best of luck and God's blessings with it and any other books in your future.
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