Title: The Runaway Beignet
Author: Connie Collins Morgan
Illustrator: Herb Leonhard
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company (Gretna, Louisiana), 2014
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It’s Mardi Gras and although parades and parties have been cancelled due to the pandemic, “Laissez les bon temps rouler!” (Let the good times roll!)
Today, I’d like to share a delightful book that you and your family can enjoy from the comfort (and safety) of your home!
“The Runaway Beignet” is a retelling of “The Gingerbread Man” and it takes place in New Orleans during Mardi Gras!
In the book, a mysterious stranger gives a baker named Marcel a magic bag of sugar and grants him a wish!
Read along with us
My daughters and I filmed a video of us reading the book aloud. Read along with us:
Bonjour: A Francophile Blog 
How cute! I find it charming how the French has their equivalent of the Gingerbread man story. Thanks for sharing this tidbit with us!
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According to her bio, the author grew up with her Cajun family in Louisiana. I like her adaptation! Thankfully, the beignet boy was spared the gingerbread man’s fate and found someone he could trust! 😊 Thanks for reading!
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Very cute! I love it!
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Thank you 😊
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