SMALL CLOWN AND TIGER

by Nancy Faulkner ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 7, 1968

Easy reader typography, picture book tone, distended story. Pete, the smallest clown in the circus, has been ""very, very, very naughty""; left behind when most of the other performers go to town, he amuses himself by counting ""the nine animals"" (not much of a challenge for an eight-year-old), discovers that Small Tiger is missing. Not comprehending which tiger is loose, everyone has hysterics; meanwhile Pete finds Small Tiger cowering in a meadow, snares him with a lullaby, and carries him back to the circus, shaming the affrighted adults. Since Small Clown appeared in 1960, easy readers have advanced beyond this sort of aliterate text, preliterate plot.

Pub Date: June 7, 1968

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Doubleday

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 1968

Categories: CHILDREN'S