Louie the Buoy
"Louie is endearingly serious about his job as a buoy.  This story will appeal to children who have been affected by challenging life changes.  They need to talk and we need to listen.  Sharing Louie's experience with a hurricane may help." --Marigny Dupuy, Children's Books Columnist, The Times-Picayune"Allain Andry polished the tale ofLouie the Buoyon his children as they looked out over the Bay of St. Louis from their home on Henderson Point.  Louie was the name Andry gave to a buoy, and after Hurricane Camille, his children were concerned about the survival of their treasured landmark.  Louie felt the fury of Camille: 'All four legs were jerked out of the sand, and he was rolled over and over in the deep, black, turbulent water.'  Andry does not pander to children by writing down to them, but rather uses challenging words, creating images that surround the reader and prod the intellect." --Scott Naugle, The Sun Herald