HOW THE CLOWN GOT HIS SMILE; THE LITTLE CAR THAT WANTED A GARAGE

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Rather unusually high standard of story telling in both of these Wonder Books. The clown story tells of a clown who got his laughs by just pretending he was sorrowful -- or hurt -- or clumsy. And then a little girl took him seriously and almost broke up the circus with her tears, and he had to do something to make her smile again. Flat postery effects, reproduced with muted tones -- quite effective illustrations by John Hull.... Catherine Woollye's story about the old car in the second hand car lot, and his yearning to find an owner, is a new angle on the outmoded engines- and planes-and trains. Edward Meshekoff's pictures, in decorative caricature, are very amusing and original... Paper and board-washable- but too lightly stitched to stand much use.

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1952

Categories: CHILDREN'S