mardi gras is just around the corner and it’s one of my favorite holidays to celebrate being born and raised in new orleans!
For those of you who want to learn more about this super fun celebration, I’ve put together this list of mardi gras books for preschoolers! They’re fun, bright and colorful, and cultural to what everyone who celebrates Mardi Gras experiences!
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mardi gras abc by connie toledano
Join this colorful and educational walk through the traditions of New Orleans Mardi Gras! In addition to reinforcing the letters of the alphabet, Mardi Gras ABCs will keep your child entertained with vivid illustrations and clever rhymes.
mimi’s first mardi gras by alice couvillon and elizabeth moore
mimi and her parents enjoy the color and excitement of mardi gras in new orleans and observe many traditional aspects of the celebration.
dinosaur mardi gras by dianne de las casa
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Get ready to stomp and chomp to the beat of that mambo! When Mardi Gras comes to New Orleans, these modern dinosaurs want to keep dancing. the iguanodon swaggers to the beat of a marching band, while the zygongosaurus does a zydeco dance and the pterodactyl swoops into the crowd.
gaston goes to james rice’s mardi gras
The South’s favorite flying alligator, Gaston, travels to New Orleans for an up-close look at the excitement and pageantry that characterizes Mardi Gras. Along the way, Gaston passes through the Mardi Gras and Fasi-do-do courirs in rural southern Louisiana.
the king cake baby by keila dawson
This fun book has a unique twist on the classic gingerbread man story. is full of new orleans fun, culture and adventure. is a great resource for teachers and parents to reinforce repetition in young children and introduce new cultural traditions.
throw me something, mister malcolm wright
This story follows two young children, Erin and Nathan, who live far from New Orleans. They are visiting the big city with their parents and grandparents and seeing their first Mardi Gras parade. They are wearing costumes that their grandmother made to be as colorful as the other parade attendees. they listen to big band music, dixieland jazz and cajun music. they smell spicy foods: crab cake, jambalaya, kidney beans and rice. they learn to catch beads, doubloons, and other favors thrown by the masked riders from the top of the huge, exotic floats.
beads on ginger grabert spedale trees
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We love this story because it is a true account of Ruby Rose as she celebrates Mardi Gras. If you’ve ever visited New Orleans for Mardi Gras, you’ll be amazed at all the beautiful “Mardi Gras trees” in full bloom with hundreds of beads hanging from their branches. The author of this story grew up in New Orleans and still lives there.
happy mardi gras from cornell landry
This book highlights Mardi Gras in New Orleans with brightly colored illustrations and New Orleans culture. is an essential book to celebrate mardi gras.
the bourbon street gang is back by ed shankman
Through months of darkness and sadness, people “wished things were the way they used to be.” And with a single drumbeat on Bourbon Street, and then another, and another, the music is back in New Orleans, better than ever! Kids and parents alike will love this story about the healing power of music. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the New Orleans Musicians Relief Foundation.
cornell landry’s amazing bead dog mardi gras adventure
For years, kids have enjoyed twisting broken mardi gras beads into animal figurines. the most popular animal to make is the dog. Various groups, such as Cub Scouts and Brownies, make bead puppies and sell them for fundraising activities. In the spirit of this tradition, Haydel’s Bakery has created a representation of the bead dog of yesteryear, modernized for the 21st century. this story is very funny and the illustrations are very bright and beautiful. this is my son’s favorite mardi gras book!
For more Mardi Gras fun, check out these 20 Mardi Gras Activities for Kids!
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