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:

Along with my purchase of their delicious pralines, I bought “The Runaway Beignet” book through the Aunt Sally’s Creole Pralines website. (This post is not sponsored and these are not affiliate links.)