The Clown's Smile

By M Thaler

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060260513
• ISBN13: 9780060260514
• Release Date: September 1986
• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

The Clown's Smile

My daughter absolutely loved this book as a pre-schooler (she is now 15.) I never enjoyed reading it to her, although I did read it to her, over, and over again! I was looking for books to read for "Read Aloud Day", a day that people go into every classroom in our city and read to the children. I read a couple of books for Read Aloud Day so I like them to share the same theme. Having been assigned a kindergarten class to read to, I chose the circus as my theme. When I digging through books I already had, I came across The Clown's Smile again. I had forgotten all about it and re-read it. Still not a huge fan of the actual story, but the images are perfect - large, simple and boldly colored. It has a repetitive theme (the chasing of the smile from page to page) which is great for building pre-literacy skills and a happy ending, which is always nice! And, I must admit, the kindergarten kids loved it. So if you're looking for a book that KIDS really like, this is definitely one!