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Stories for Children Magazine 5 Star Review, June 3, 2009
This review is from: Mysterious Magical Circus Family Kids: The Chocolate Cake Turkey Lip Crumb Trail Mystery Adventure (Paperback)
REVIEWED BY: Wayne S. Walker, reviewer with Stories for Children Magazine
Have you ever wanted to run away and join the circus? Well, if you joined the Mysterious Magical Circus described in this fantasy book for young adolescents and adults, you would surely have an amazing adventure indeed! The author narrates the introductions to each of the eight parts, but the story itself is told by the five children who are part of the circus. They are 3-D, who can create holographic type images that aren't really there; Goodnight Irene, who can breathe fire and can break glass with her scream; Bobby Sock, who can make things disappear and then appear somewhere else; Sweet Lips, who always speaks in rhyme and can train elephants; and Little Big, who likes to pull pranks and ride "Big T-Rex-Tusker Mountain Mammal." 3-D, Irene, and Bobby are brothers and sister, and their parents and grandfather run the circus. Sweet and Big are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Man, the circus dwarves.
After the children introduce themselves and the circus, they tell about their trip. "Turkey lip" is their word to describe something odd or unusual. Little Big has saved a piece of chocolate cake for Big T-Rex-Tusker Mountain Mammal, but when he goes to get it, all he finds is crumbs. Then the crumbs arrange themselves into a trail and start moving, with wagons pulled by horses and elephants, in the direction of Jacksonville, Oregon, where the circus needs to go. They pass through an area with a boiling quicksand lake that spouts a geyser, a meadow in which they encounter lions, an enchanted forest with attacking dinosaurs, a desert where they meet Bigfoot, an ocean under which they can travel as if on land, and a mountain pass guarded by a troll who demands two girls as payment. Will they ever make it to their destination in one piece?
Author R. Hawk Starkey grew up at the famous "Muscle Beach" in Santa Monica, California, where his parents performed as acrobats in vaudeville, movies, and the circus. The book is designed to encourage young people to use independent thinking and a philosophy of positive thought to solve life's challenges. I liked the good attitudes that are encouraged. For example, "Grandfather often remarks about people that make fun of others, as being disrespectful to their own selves by their show of disrespect towards others. He tells us that any time you are unkind to another person, you are telling the world that you are an uncaring and unkind individual." Readers looking for an exciting journey through a magical world will enjoy this book. By the way, it is interesting that the grandfather in the book is named "Hawk." Apparently a sequel is planned: The Vanilla Lemon Cake Twiddle Britches Crumb Trail Mystery Adventure.
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Heart warming and vivid adventures for everyone!, October 16, 2009
This review is from: Mysterious Magical Circus Family Kids: The Chocolate Cake Turkey Lip Crumb Trail Mystery Adventure (Paperback)
The "Mysterious Magical Circus Family Kids" is truly an amazing read. I have never before been so quickly engrossed in a book! Right from the beginning I couldn't wait for the next adventure to unfold. All of the characters are so completely unique in their personalities (as well as their special powers!). Throughout the book we are reminded that being different is truly a special gift and that we can--and should--celebrate that in ourselves and others. Such beautiful lessons were present throughout, simply adding to the character of this delightful adventure.
Starkey writes in a way that is fully captivating. The imagery he prepares for us makes the characters seem to hurdle themselves out of the pages of the book, providing for an imagination buffet that is unlike any other I have tasted.
After so many amazing adventures along the "Chocolate Cake Turkey Lip Crumb Trail," I cannot wait to dive in to the sequel!
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A great read, June 17, 2009
This review is from: Mysterious Magical Circus Family Kids: The Chocolate Cake Turkey Lip Crumb Trail Mystery Adventure (Paperback)
Running away to join the circus may have not been the best idea. "Mysterious Magical Circus Family Kids: The Chocolate Cake Turkey Lip Crumb Trail Mystery Adventure" follows a band of children gifted with a magical ability, but that ability may not be enough as they must use their wits to get day to day. A fun adventure fantasy for young people, "Mysterious Magical Circus Family Kids" is a great read.
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