Cemetery Jamboree
Description
Famous New Orleans spirits come out to dance!
In New Orleans on Halloween night,
The spirits rise up and dance with delight.
Louis Armstrong plays, Mahalia Jackson sings too,
And Jean Lafitte comes with his whole pirate crew.
Join these folks and more at this big, ghostly ball.
Rattle your bones and celebrate New Orleanians, all!
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Person
Deborah Kadair Thomas is an author and illustrator of twelve children's books. Having worked with young students in the classroom since the 1990s, she understands what children like to see and hear when reading picture books. As a writer and illustrator, she makes her books come alive with collage-style illustrations and lively text. She received the National Parent Publication Award for her dedication to children's writing.
Thomas obtained a two-year degree in child development at the College of the Mainland in Texas. She went on to obtain her Montessori certification in Omaha, Nebraska, and later her bachelor of arts at Louisiana State University, where she also participated in the Golden Key International Honour Society and Pi Alpha Theta, an academic organization.
Having lived in the South most of her life, Thomas describes herself as "southernality at its most diverse." She lives in Cedar Park, Texas, with her husband, Gregory, and their son.