A Mardi Gras Tail

From Twelfth Night to Mardi Gras, follow Phoebe, a tiny bulldog on a tail-wagging adventure through the streets of New Orleans in search of a parade just for dogs!

"Beads, bouncy balls, and blinky rings...

You can catch so many things.

So many things to see and do!

Throw me something I can chew!"

Phoebe Cakes The Bulldog: A Mardi Gras Tail is a sturdy, 24-page board book that engages children with interactive search-and-find flaps on every spread. The dynamic illustrations and clever rhyming verses guide readers to discover the sights and sensations of Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Explore the traditions of Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Join Phoebe Cakes, a special needs bulldog, as she searches around New Orleans for a parade just for dogs. Take a ride on the St. Charles Avenue street cars during the Twelfth Night celebrations; take a tour through NOLA neighborhoods to see the house floats of Yardi Gras that began during the pandemic but are here to stay; savor the many King Cake flavors and find the King Cake baby; and yell, "Throw me something mister! Throw me something sister" as you catch beads and other "throws" from the parade all around the City.

This colorful book features flaps on every page that engage children with a question and then reveal a surprise as they open the flap.