Read a few words from the book:

Lila Hope-Simpson, opens the story, "It was fiddle night in the Dubois household, and under the floorboards, the mice were bursting with excitement! Cecile Souris wore her linen dress, dyed a bright beet-root red, and her tail twitched with anticipation.

On Saturday night, when the floor boards started to beat to the rhythm of the music and spoons and dancing upstairs, Cecile would grab her little brother Etienne and, together, they would dance until the moon lay low in the Grand-Pré sky". Simpson ends the story on this note, "Eventually, some of the families made their homes in the new land ... some wandered, as far as Louisiana. They fished for shrimp and grew crops of sweet potato and sugar cane. The mice settled under the floor boards of the Dubois family’s new home, and scavenged for strange spicy crumbs and rice. They continued to work hard for an honest life, often wondering why they had to leave their land and their homes to start all over again ... "

This book is dedicated to uprooted people from every place and time, whose spirits have proven that after adversity, life goes on! And sometimes, there is even dancing! Let us dance and celebrate our wonderful Louisiana and livelihood we have made for ourselves! Written in such a creative way, I felt this book should be shared with children of south Louisiana. The book will be sold at the Acadian Memorial starting in October. Families and teachers schedule an appointment for a performance by Madame Cecile Souris by calling 337.394.2258.