Clovis Crawfish and Etienne Escargot

This original two-color edition re-released by Pelican with a color cover is out of print, though a newer edition with illustrations by Scott Balzek is available from Pelican Since 1961, the fiction-fantasy world of Clovis and his bayou friends has delighted thousands of young people throughout the country. Compassionate, cheerful Clovis has become a symbol of the Cajun people, and the language and attitudes of Clovis and his friends reflect the Cajun way of life. This two-color edition, first done independently by Mary Alice Fontenot with me through her Acadiana Press, became the stepping-stone to the four-color editions by Pelican Publishing that would eventually replace all of the original black-and-white volumes done by Claitor’s Publishing in Baton Rouge. In this adventure, a heavy rainstorm disrupts the lives of the bayou creatures. When Christophe Cricket tells Clovis to go off and play with his rainy-day friends because it’s too wet outside for him, Clovis sets off in sear