The 2025 Louisiana Book Festival will be held on Saturday, November 1.
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Johnette Downing

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Recipient of the 2017 Louisiana Writer Award, Johnette Downing is a musician, author, illustrator, and poet dedicated to sharing her Louisiana roots music and books with children. Called the "Cajun Raffi" by the media, Downing has performed on five continents and has received numerous awards for her thirty books and twelve recordings. 

 

    

Schedule

11:30 am to Noon

Children’s Author Tent 2

Petit Pierre and His Wild Adventures

(ages 5 to 8)

 

12:15 pm to 1:00 pm

Cavalier House Books Tent

Book Signing

Petit Pierre and His Wild Adventure

Petit Pierre has made a home for himself on the coast where Louisiana meets Mississippi, and now it is time for him to learn how to plunge-dive. Brown pelicans typically pick up this behavior by watching others do it. Will a potential love interest help Pierre learn how to dive? Young readers will follow his progress and, along the way, find out more about Gulf of Mexico marine life. 

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