Mardi Gras Almost Didn't Come This Year Pari Thomson and swagger boys feel when

and swagger boys feel when they leave the barber's chair--a tradition that places on their heads a figurative crown

When they are apart

who can resist the perfect tea party given by the fanciest hostess

I'd be perfect

his grandfather gives him a prayer shawl that was handed to him by his own grandfather

Mardi Gras Almost Didn't Come This Year Pari Thomson and swagger boys feel whenIn this gorgeous and lyrical picture book, a family finds hope and healing in a Mardi Gras celebration after Hurricane Katrina changed their world. That zany beat in our feet is cause of Pop Pop, our pa. He sure loved himself some Mardi Gras! Its Mardi Gras weather! hed shout out whenever, blaring his horn, tilting it high. Mammad laugh til she cried. Hands on hips, shed sashay barefoot, fancy dancy of the ball. But Pop Pop hasnt played his horn, not