Amazon Alphabet

Written and illustrated by Johnette Downing

ISBN: 978-1589808799 FORMAT: Hardback Picture Book PUBLISHER: Pelican Publishing - Out of Print

DATE: 01/17/2011 STATE: Louisiana IMAGES: 25 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 11 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches

Bonfires on the Levee, A Louisiana Christmas Tradition

Written and illustrated by Johnette Downing.

ISBN: 9781455625918 FORMAT: Hardback Picture Book PUBLISHER: Pelican Publishing

DATE: 11/2/2020 STATE: Louisiana IMAGES: 25 PAGES: 25 DIMENSIONS: 9.75 (w) x 7.5 (h)

Bugs on the Rug

Written and illustrated by Johnette Downing

  1. ISBN: 978-1941879030 FORMAT: Board Book PUBLISHER: River Road Press

    DATE: 10/19/2015, Second Edition 2023 STATE: Louisiana IMAGES: 12 PAGES: 12 DIMENSIONS: 6 (w) x 6 (h)

    2. ISBN: 978-1455627899 FORMAT: Board Book PUBLISHER: Pelican/Arcadia Publishing

DATE: 01/22/2024 STATE: Louisiana IMAGES: 12 PAGES: 12 DIMENSIONS: 6 (w) x 6 (h)

Chef Creole

Written by Johnette Downing and illustrated by Deborah Ousley Kadair

  1. ISBN: 9781589806177 FORMAT: Hardback PUBLISHER: Pelican Publishing

DATE: 12/15/2008, 2009, 2014 Editions STATE: Louisiana PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 8.5 (h) x 11.1 (w)

2. ISBN: 979-8314472903 FORMAT: Paperback PUBLISHER: Wiggle Worm Publishing/Amazon

DATE: 03/17/2025 Paperback Edition PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 8.5 x 0.08 x 11 inches

ASIN : ‎B0F27YPN7R WEIGHT: 4.8 ounces

3. ISBN: 979-8991855228 FORMAT: Hardback PUBLISHER: Wiggle Worm Publishing/IngramSpark

DATE: 11/19/2024 4th Edition PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 8.5 x 0.08 x 11 inches

ASIN : ‎B0F27YPN7R WEIGHT: 14.6 ounces

Five Little Possums

Written and illustrated by Johnette Downing.

ISBN: 9781455626335 FORMAT: Board Book PUBLISHER: Pelican Publishing

DATE: 9/20/2021 STATE: Louisiana IMAGES: 12 PAGES: 12 DIMENSIONS: 6 (w) x 6 (h)

Irma Thomas, Soul Queen of New Orleans

Written by Johnette Downing and Scott Billington with Irma Thomas

ISBN: 978-1496865045 FORMAT: Paperback PUBLISHER: University Press of Mississippi

DATE: 11/16/2026 PAGES: 294 pages DIMENSIONS: 6.12 x 0.74 x 9.25 inches

New England Animals A to Z

Written by Johnette Downing and illustrated by Holly Stone-Barker

ISBN: 978-1467196147 FORMAT: Hardback Picture Book PUBLISHER: Arcadia Children’s Books

DATE: 02/03/2026 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 10 x 0.31 x 10 inches

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Mademoiselle Grands Doigts, A Cajun New Year’s Eve Tale

Written by Johnette Downing and illustrated by Heather Stanley

ISBN: 9781455623938 FORMAT: Hardback Picture Book PUBLISHER: Pelican Publishing

DATE: 1/29/2018 STATE: Louisiana PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 8.5 (w) x 11 (h)

Mumbo Jumbo, Stay Out of the Gumbo. A Cajun Mardi Gras Tale

Written by Johnette Downing and illustrated by Jennifer Lindsley

ISBN: 9781455623006 FORMAT: Hardback Picture Book PUBLISHER: Pelican Publishing

DATE: 2/8/2017, 2023 Editions IMAGES: 31 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 8.5 (w) x 11 (h)


My Parrain is the Loup Garou

Written by Johnette Downing and illustrated by Heather Stanley

ISBN: 9781455627608 FORMAT: Hardback Picture Book PUBLISHER: Pelican/Arcadia Publishing

DATE: 10/16/2023 IMAGES: 25 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 8.5 x 0.4 x 11 inches


Petit Pierre and His Wild Adventure

Written by Johnette Downing and illustrated by Heather Stanley

ISBN: 978-1455627967 FORMAT: Hardback Picture Book PUBLISHER: Pelican/Arcadia Publishing

DATE: 10/21/2024, IMAGES: 25 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 11 x 0.3 x 8.5 inches

Petit Pierre and the Floating Marsh

Written by Johnette Downing and illustrated by Heather Stanley

ISBN: 978-1455622795 FORMAT: Hardback Picture Book PUBLISHER: Pelican/Arcadia Publishing

DATE: 09/12/2016, IMAGES: 25 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 11 x 0.3 x 8.5 inches

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Spooky Second Line

Written and illustrated by Johnette Downing

ISBN: 9781455625055 FORMAT: Paperback Picture Book PUBLISHER: Pelican Publishing- Out of Print

DATE: 9/9/2019 IMAGES: 31 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 7 (w) x 9 (h)

Today is Monday in Kentucky

Written by Johnette Downing and illustrated by Deborah Ousley Kadair

  1. ISBN: 9781455615339 FORMAT: Hardback PUBLISHER: Pelican Publishing

DATE: 02/23/2012 First Edition STATE: Louisiana IMAGES: 25 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 11.1 (w) x 8.5 (h)

2. ISBN: 979-8439906826 FORMAT: Paperback PUBLISHER: Wiggle Worm Publishing/Amazon

DATE: 03/25/2022 Second Edition IMAGES: 25 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 8.25 x 0.08 x 6”

ASIN : ‎ B09WKPJ4HX WEIGHT: 3.36 OZ

Today is Monday in Louisiana

Written by Johnette Downing and illustrated by Deborah Ousley Kadair

  1. ISBN: 978-1589804067 FORMAT: Hardback Picture Book PUBLISHER: Pelican/Arcadia Publishing

    DATE: 09/30/2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018 Editions

    IMAGES: 25 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 11 x 0.4 x 8.5”

2. ISBN: 978-1455623068 FORMAT: Board Book PUBLISHER: Pelican/Arcadia Publishing

DATE: 10/21/2016 and 2018 Editions IMAGES: 8 PAGES: 8 DIMENSIONS: 6.25 x 0.3 x 8 inches

Who Got the Baby in the King Cake?

Written and illustrated by Johnette Downing

  1. ISBN: 9781941879245 FORMAT: Hardback PUBLISHER: River Road Press/Pelican Publishing

DATE: 10/12/2018 First Edition IMAGES: 25 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 8.6 (l) x 11.1 (h)

2. ISBN: 9781455626038 FORMAT: Hardback PUBLISHER: Pelican/Arcadia Publishing

DATE: 2020 Second Edition STATE: Louisiana IMAGES: 25 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 8.6 (w) x 11.1 (h)

Why the Crawfish Lives in the Mud

Written and illustrated by Johnette Downing

ISBN: 978-1589806788 FORMAT: Hardback Picture Book PUBLISHER: Pelican/Arcadia Publishing

DATE: 09/08/2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2023 Editions IMAGES: 25 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 11 x 0.4 x 8.5”

Why the Oyster Has the Pearl

Written by Johnette Downing and illustrated by Bethanne Hill

  1. ISBN: 9781455614608 FORMAT: Hardback Picture Book PUBLISHER: Pelican/Arcadia Publishing

DATE: 9/28/2011 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 8.5 x 0.4 x 11”

2. ISBN: 979-8319120793 FORMAT: Paperback PUBLISHER: Wiggle Worm Publishing/Amazon KDP

DATE: 04/11/2025 PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 8.5 x 0.08 x 11 inches ASIN : ‎ B0F6D9BTRF

3. ISBN: FORMAT: Hardback Picture Book PUBLISHER: Wiggle Worm Publishing/IngramSpark

DATE: PAGES: 32 DIMENSIONS: 8.5 x 11”


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