Review: HILARIOUS HIKE
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 15, 2014
Billy decides to take advantage of a beautiful day and take a hike up the mountain. Things start getting strange fast!  Billy encounters animals that look and sound very peculiar indeed. Some examples are a horse with the neck of a giraffe that speaks Italian, and a hummingbird with the face of a mosquito. No matter how weird  things get, Billy is determined to continue on his journey. When he reaches the top, the animals make a strange request of him.The book teaches children to be accepting of those who might look or sound different from us. The target audience is listed for ages three to eight. Some of the vocabulary will need explanation for younger children. The illustrations are simple, but bright and colorful. Text and pictures are opposite each other; on my kindle HD the story could only be read in portrait mode so the reader needs to flip back and forth. The rhymes are clever though a bit forced in a few instances. The book does make a good read aloud or bedtime story.