Review: Another Cute Kid's Book From Barry McDonald
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2014
“Mike the Monkey Joins the Circus” by Barry J. McDonald tells the tale of a monkey in a zoo, who gets bored with life in the zoo, and decides to run away to join the circus. Mike the monkey, is certain that life with a circus will be much more exciting than life in a zoo. However, he soon finds out that he has no idea where to find a circus, nor does he know what to do in a circus.Mike gets some help in the form of a map, and soon finds a circus. He is fascinated by all the wonderful things the other animals can do. He finally decides to try walking the tight rope, but loses his balance and falls onto the back of a tiger! The tiger asked Mike why he landed on him, so Mike explains his dilemma. A nearby elephant overhears Mike’s explanation to the tiger, and suggests that Mike could dance to entertain the audience. Mike knows how to dance, so he thinks that’s a great idea.This is a cute little story book, but it has a couple minor typos that should be rectified. This story is cute enough people should want to buy it, so the editing should be done ASAP.All things considered, the concept is a very good one, and the overall story is also a good one. With a couple minor but significant editorial corrections I would recommend this book for all pre-readers and early readers.