The 2025 Louisiana Book Festival will be held on Saturday, November 1.
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Brenda Baker Robert

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Brenda Baker Robert is a New Orleans native who splits her time between the city of her birth and the serene surroundings of Bayou Lacombe. She is a nature enthusiast, and when she’s not writing, she enjoys quiet time behind her camera waiting for a bird to land on just the right branch or not-so-quiet time with family and friends.

 

Schedule

1:45 pm to 2:15 pm

Children’s Author Tent 2

King of the Shoebox Parade

(ages 4 to 8)

 

2:30 pm to 3:15 pm

Cavalier House Books Tent

Book Signing

King of the Shoebox Parade

Mitchell the house mouse is cozy in his shoebox home in Grammy's closet. What will he do when her granddaughter snatches the box away to make a miniature float for a Carnival contest? Maybe he will pitch in and even get to ride! Young readers will thrill to Mitchell's adventure involving the long-beloved childhood tradition of crafting a Mardi Gras float from a cardboard shoebox.

The book includes instructions for making your own shoebox floats.