The King Cake Baby
By: by Keila V. Dawson ; illustrated by Vernon Smith
Contributors: Smith, Vernon, 1974- illustrator
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company; Pelican Publishing; Pelican
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Gretna, Louisiana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781455620135; 9781455620142
Subjects: Adaptations; Juvenile fiction; Carnival; King cakes; Mardi Gras; Fiction; Gingerbread boy
Description: In this New Orleans version of The Gingerbread Man, the King Cake Baby, a small figure that is traditionally baked inside a king cake during Carnival season, escapes and encounters various local characters as he runs across the French Quarter, heading for the Mississippi River. Includes a recipe for king cake.