Lucy and the Mudbugs - Hardcover

by Sicily Smith (Author), Courtney Strickland (Illustrator)

Lucille St. Lewis and her family have just moved to Louisiana. When her new friends at school find out she's never eaten boiled crawfish, she feels left out. Will she like these "mudbugs"? One thing is for certain--she won't be needing a fork! In this fun picture book, young readers will enjoy witnessing Lucy's introduction to a Bayou State staple.

Author Biography

Sicily Smith is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She spent a decade moving around the world while her husband served in the military. They returned to Lafayette with their four daughters. You can find Sicily reading, writing, trying new restaurants, enjoying local music festivals, and holding book-club meetings with her daughters. She is also a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Courtney Strickland was born in Acworth, Georgia, and has lived in Georgia most of her life. She completed her BFA in illustration at SCAD Atlanta and specializes in book illustration, advertising illustration, and ornamental illustration. She enjoys collaborating to bring ideas to life visually, including past work for the Children's Museum of Atlanta and illustrating Hot Boiled Peanuts: A Georgia Food Tour, also from Pelican Publishing.