Too Big Too Dance - Softcover
Way back in the bayou country lies Crawdad County. The Spanish moss on the live oaks hangs so thick that unless you look especially closely, you might not notice rickety Alligator Acres, huddled cozily upon the water s edge. Its country just teeming with folks, a friendly kind of place Cecil, the alligator, calls home. Back beyond live Cecil's neighbors, including little Woo, the armadillo, and a zebra named Eloise. Just how a zebra came to be there is a story for another time. The wind does not often blow through the steamy bayou but when it does, a story is sure to follow. The wind is blowing tonight, there's a distant fiddle singing, and the story we are here to tell is about the Crawdad County dance of Eloise, who didn't quite fit in, and of Cecil and Woo, who made sure that she did.
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When the wind blows through Alligator Acres, in a far corner of Crawdad County, it is sure to carry a story with it. This is one of those stories -- the tale of Eloise, the gentle zebra. Eloise was just a bit too big to join in the jamming down at the juke joint, the one where Corndog Willie and the Slackjaws were playing up a storm. She's fortunate to have such good friends as gracious Cecil, the 'gator, and Woo, the considerate armadillo, who set matters right.Musician and philosopher Doug Anderson and artist Sara Anderson have collaborated in a lyrical ballad of community which celebrates friendship and loyalty, and echoes the energy, rhythm, and twang of a bayou Zydeco band. A strong sense of place is conveyed in the bold composition and spry language which meld with the deep greens and blues of the bayou.
About the Author:
Brother and sister Doug and Sara Anderson grew up with a grandmother who had a dance band and played the banjo and the ukulele in a family where many sang, everyone danced, and Uncle Spud played the sax. Doug has played in various settings and genres including folk, country, rock, and jug bands. When not writing, singing, or playing (harmonica, banjo, and guitar), Doug teaches in the philosophy department at Southern Illinois University. He lives in Carbondale, Illinois with lots of dogs, cats, and guitars. For more about his music go to olmoose.com Sara can't carry a tune in a bucket or manage dotted eighth notes, but she could always draw, and she loves to dance. Cecil, the alligator, accidentally hatched in her hands while she was working on a Christmas card for the Museum of Modern Art in New York almost thirty years ago. He grew up parallel to her career as a cut paper artist. Her other books include Octopus Oyster Hermit Crab Snail, Some Of My Best Friends Are Polka-Dot Pigs, A Day at the Market, Noisy City Day and Noisy City Night, and the new bilingual books Frutas Fruit y Verduras Vegetables. She lives in Seattle, Washington.
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- PublisherSara Anderson Children's Books
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 0970278497
- ISBN 13 9780970278494
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number2
- Number of pages32
- EditorSara Anderson
- IllustratorSara Anderson
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