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  • Bibliography:
    14 Books
  • First Book:
    December 2008
  • Latest Book:
    September 2017
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About the Author

Dianne de Las Casas (47) (1-15-70 ~ 8-21-17)
Filipino-born American author died in a house fire.

Book List in Order: 14 titles



  • You can't catch me--I'm full of cayenne! Baked in a skillet with two chilies for the eyes, a peppercorn for the nose, a link of boudin sausage for the mouth, and a large dash of cayenne pepper for extra spice, the Cajun cornbread boy runs through ...




  • A lullaby from the beautiful bayou. As the crickets chirp, frogs sing, and mosquitoes drone, dusk falls across the bayou. Mama rocks her baby to the soft symphony as the animals get ready for bedtime. Illustrated in beautifully detailed cut paper,...



  • This children's picture book is a cumulative story adapted from the Russian folktale The Giant Turnip. In this version, Ma Farmer has a hankering for some sweet potato pie. But the sweet potato she has planted is too big to pull up, even with the ...



  • "This dragon tale has all the elements to make it a modern classic and a storytelling staple." --Stephanie Bange, storyteller, children's librarian, and director, Charles and Renate Frydman Educational Resource Center, Wright State University"This cl...



  • Children will creak, clap, flap, and rattle along to this story of Witchy's house and the creepy creatures that live inside. A ghost, a bat, a cat, and a skeleton are only a few of the characters haunting the house. Illustrated with exquisitely de...



  • A long, long time ago, the Sun God spent his days enjoying a very special secret treat: rich, dark cacao. Unlike the Wind God, the Sun God did not want to share this heavenly food with the creatures of the Earth. One day, the Wind God transformed ...



  • Get ready to stomp and chomp to that mambo beat! When carnival time rolls into New Orleans, these hip dinosaurs want to boogie on down. Iguanodon wiggles to the music of a marching band, while Zigongosaurus dances zydeco and Pterodactyal swoops in...



  • A delicious folktale sure to make you laugh! Oh no, Maw Maw is out of the most important ingredient for her beautiful buttery biscuits- sody sallyraytus! She sends her family off, one by one, with a warning about the bear at the bridge. Follow alo...






  • When the Little "Read" Hen's friends won't help her write an "egg-cellent" story, she doesn't let it ruffle her feathers-she just does it herself Readers of all ages will laugh aloud at the determined Little "Read" Hen as she coops herself up and...



  • This merry take on The House That Jack Built features a mouse, elf, reindeer, and much more. Young readers can get in on the act thanks to sound prompts such as "squeak," "stomp," and "jingle."

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  • This beloved fairy tale comes with a bigger glass slipper!

    This punny twist on the beloved fairytale will delight readers of all ages. Children will enjoy finding similarities between Cinderella and her pachyderm equivalent as she searches ...



  • Fourth grader John goes to Oceanside Elementary and because of his lazy eye, he is bullied by a boy who calls himself "Shark." Shark gives him the hurtful nickname "Deadeye John." John feels awful so his mom cheers him up by sending him on a treasure...



  • “You can’t catch us―we’re buttermilk and cayenne!”

    In a spicy and sweet sequel to her best-selling book, The Cajun Cornbread Boy, author Dianne de Las Casas brings to life a new friend for the Cornbread Boy―the sticky sweet Butte...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Dianne de Las Casas has published 14 books.

Dianne de Las Casas does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Cajun Cornbread Boy and the Buttermilk Biscuit Girl, was published in September 2017.

The first book by Dianne de Las Casas, The Cajun Cornbread Boy, was published in December 2008.

No. Dianne de Las Casas does not write books in series.