Louise Trapeze is Totally 100% Fearless

Reviewed by: Joanne Libby - Freeport Community Library, Freeport, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: August 25, 2015

Review

Louise Trapeze lives with her family on a traveling circus. She is about to turn 7 and her parents tell her that for her birthday present she will be allowed to do her solo tricks on the flying trapeze. Louise has always done her tricks on a low bar at her height. Louise is afraid of heights so she is panicked at the thought of doing her tricks on the real flying trapeze. The problem is resolved when it is decided that the elephant will help Louise down after she has done her tricks on the high wire. This book is so much more than the story of how Louise deals with her fear of heights. It's a book about friendship and relationships with parents and trying to act mature. Some of the words are more complex than what a 2nd grader might understand, but these are given a definition right on the same page, such as *Repertoire = a French way of saying different tricks that make up a big routine, not just one plain old talent (like stilts) There were illustrations on most 2-page spreads and they were excellent.

Overall Book Score: excellent