Justin Wilson, Jay Hadley

Justin Wilson's Cajun Fables (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Troxclair, Errol

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Combine classic Mother Goose with a South Louisiana Acadian setting and the artistry of renowned Cajun humorist Justin Wilson, and the result is a captivating book that will delight children and adults of all ages. For this book, American's formost interpreter of things Cajun has chosen five familiar stories and 19 favorite nursery rhymes. By applying his inimitable bayou-country style, Wilson has produces what will undoubtedly become a modern classic. "Goldilocks and the Three Crawfish," "The Three Little Couchons," Petite Rouge Riding Hood," "Three Blind Possums", and "Jacques and Jill" are just a few of the recognizable tales and rhymes that receive the Wilson touch in these pages.

Jay Hadley (Coauthor) of Baton Rouge and Errol Troxclair (illustrator) of White Castle, in Louisiana's Cajun country, collaborated with Wilson on this book. Affectionately known as "Joos-tain" by his Cajun friends, Wilson is one of American's busiest after-dinner speakers. For more than three decades he has entertained audiences across the country with his humorous but admiring look at the Cajun people and their culture. A well-known gourmet cook and host of a syndicated cooking show on educational television ("Justin Wilson's Louisiana Cookin"), the multitalented Wilson has written four cookbooks-- The Justin Wilson Cook Book, The Justin Wilson #2 Cookbook: Cookin' Cajun , The Justin Wilson Gourmet and Gourmand Cookbook, Justin Wilson's Outdoor Cooking With Inside Help, all which have sold multiple printings. He is also coauthor, with Howard Jacobs, of Justin Wilson's Cajun Humor.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 1982
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781455606955
• Artikelnr.: 67138230

Autorenporträt

Justin Wilson, always dapper in suspenders and a bow tie, was the author of several books. He starred in three acclaimed cooking series that aired on more than 300 PBS stations nationwide. The Cajun comedian produced 27 comedy albums that charmed audiences and, at one point, even outsold Elvis Presley. Wilson passed away on September 6, 2001, but his spirit lives on through the recipes he shared and the programs he made during his lifetime, which continue to air on PBS affiliates.