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Little Black goes to the circus

Walter Farley

1963 · EN

This is the second and last book Farley did for the "Dr. Seuss" Beginner Books series. It continues on with the boy and his pony, Little Black. ElizaJane | Jun 9, 2010 | Reason for Reading? My son read this to me as his reader. This is the second and last book Farley did for the "Dr. Seuss" Beginner Books series. It continues on with the boy and his pony, Little Black. This time they meet up with a circus and Little Black runs ahead to the circus people to impress them with his tricks. When the circus master Mr. Bruno wants to make Little Black a part of his circus the boy wanders off near by and feels lonely and left out. A good book for reading once the child gets the hang of the owner's name, Mr. Bruno. I'd say this was a level higher in reader than Little Black, A Pony. A fun, wholesome story but I find it a little over the top. The story isn't very believable and gets a bit carried away. The illustrations are also very bright, bold and a bit gaudy. I suspect in keeping with the circus theme. Children will enjoy the book and any "Dr. Seuss" book from the sixties is better than the current batch being published but I do prefer Farley's first book for this series. Out of print, of course, and not likely not to be re-printed.

Editions · 5

Paperback
1963 · Random House Books for Young Readers
EN
9780394800332
Paperback
1963 · Random House Books for Young Readers
EN
9780394900339
Hardback
1965 · Collins
32 pp · EN
9780001711235
Hardback
2000 · Barnes & Noble books
EN
9780760721919
Paperback
2000 · Barnes & Noble Books
62 pp · EN
9780760721919

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