Beignets for Breakfast

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What’s it like to grow up in New Orleans? Beignets for Breakfast brings the city to life through playful rhymes and vivid watercolor illustrations, celebrating its traditions, flavors, and one-of-a-kind charm. From red beans and rice on Mondays to the thrill of finding the baby in a king cake, Jeanette Weiland’s delightful picture book captures the magic of childhood in the Big Easy. With oversized pages filled with colorful, whimsical artwork by Allison Lemon, young readers will explore iconic landmarks, savor beloved foods, and experience the joy of New Orleans culture. Perfect for little locals and visitors alike, this beautifully crafted book—complete with a protective scuff-resistant jacket—will become a cherished favorite, read again and again. Whether you’re missing New Orleans or introducing it to a new generation, Beignets for Breakfast is a sweet and heartfelt celebration of the Crescent City.
What’s it like to grow up in New Orleans? Beignets for Breakfast brings the city to life through playful rhymes and vivid watercolor illustrations, celebrating its traditions, flavors, and one-of-a-kind charm. From red beans and rice on Mondays to the thrill of finding the baby in a king cake, Jeanette Weiland’s delightful picture book captures the magic of childhood in the Big Easy. With oversized pages filled with colorful, whimsical artwork by Allison Lemon, young readers will explore iconic landmarks, savor beloved foods, and experience the joy of New Orleans culture. Perfect for little locals and visitors alike, this beautifully crafted book—complete with a protective scuff-resistant jacket—will become a cherished favorite, read again and again. Whether you’re missing New Orleans or introducing it to a new generation, Beignets for Breakfast is a sweet and heartfelt celebration of the Crescent City.

  • Hardcover, 10.25x10, 1.12lbs, 32 pages

  • "Childhood in New Orleans is the time when the city weaves its magic on your heart, when you become an intimate and vital part of traditions and rituals at make you belong to her forever. Beignets for Breakfast is a delightful exploration of that magic, creating an enchantment of its own…especially for those luckiest among us who know what it is to call New Orleans home!" ―ASALI DEVAN ECCLESIASTES, Director, Strategic Neighborhood Development, New Orleans Business Alliance

    "Beignets for Breakfast sweetly touches on the favorite food and cultural traditions New Orleans families uniquely enjoy. What beautiful memories these customs represent! My parents introduced them to my sister and me, and I relished passing them along to my kids. Of course, there’s Red Beans and Rice Mondays, King Cake for Carnival, Snowballs in summer and, one of my favorites, Café du Monde (day or night) for Beignets." ―DICKIE BRENNAN,Owner and Managing Partner of Dickie Brennan & Company

    "Just the way I see and remember all my life - this wonderful, colorful life we have here in NOLA…The thoughtful rhyming verse by Jeanette Weiland feels personal and speaks to young and old alike. Share this book with old friends, it brings back beautiful memories – it will surely touch your heart as it did mine. A must for all!" ―JOHNNY VIDACOVICH, Jazz drummer from New Orleans

    Beignets For Breakfast evokes childhood memories of visiting my grandparents in New Orleans, a big treat for me when I was young. We never missed MORNING CALL where many native New Orleanians went for beignets and café au lait. Then, they lost their lease and moved to FAT CITY. The Severn Avenue location looked just like the inside of their original, iconic French Quarter space with wonderful marble counters and many mirrors. When we headed back upriver after our visits, we always detoured to FAT CITY and got one last order of beignets." ―ANGÈLE PARLANGE

    "This book perfectly captures the sense of joie de vivre that we all feel and the curious rituals and traditions that we all share. Children who grow up in New Orleans carry memories of those moments into adulthood and make them part of their lives wherever they find themselves as adults." ―ALLISON STEWART, Artist and co-founder of KIDsmART

    "Beignets for Breakfast is a beautiful and colorful tribute to our city through the eyes of our children. I am blessed to call New Orleans home and to raise my daughter in a city with so much love, culture and tradition. The story and illustrations of Jeanette Weiland and Allison Lemon take you on a journey through all of the things we hold near and dear. This book serves as a reminder to not only cherish our city, but to continue to make it the best home for our children and all who live here." ―LATOYA CANTRELL, Mayor of New Orleans

    Ever wonder what it’s like to be a New Orleans baby? Or what it means to miss New Orleans? Let the playful rhyming verse and vivid illustrations in Beignets for Breakfast transport children to one of the greatest cities in the world.

    In Jeanette Weiland's picture book, Beignets for Breakfast, a parent and child read together, recognize together, and enjoy their days in New Orleans together:

    NOLA babies know that Mondays
    Include a meal of red beans and rice.
    They love beignets for breakfast
    And finding a baby in their King Cake slice.

    Enhanced by vibrant scenes of iconic New Orleans landmarks and traditions, Beignets for Breakfast awakens readers to all that makes the city such a unique place to grow up in or visit.

    Each oversized page features magical watercolor paintings by Allison Lemon. The pops of color capturing the scenes and spirit of New Orleans invite close inspection and repeated requests as a favorite read. Complete with a protective scuff-resistant book jacket over a laminated hardcover, Beignets for Breakfast will become a treasured family favorite.

    About the Author
    Jeanette Rose Weiland is the author of Beignets For Breakfast. She lives with her husband and two children in the Garden District of New Orleans, Louisiana, where she writes children’s books that highlight the easily-overlooked treasures in life. Living in a town that exudes the boldest of color and flavor and sunshine year-round, she balances her focus on spreadsheets with thoughts of planting tropical gardens in the ground.

    Allison Lemon is a multimedia artist from Memphis, Tennessee. She received her BFA from the University of Memphis and was also attended The Yale Norfolk School of Art. She is pursuing a master’s degree in painting at The University of Colorado Boulder.