Shawnee Bill's Enchanted Five-Ride Carrousel

by Cooper Edens, Dan Lane (Illustrator)

Every summer at the North Valley carnival, after they have spent the day giving rides to the older children, the animals on Shawnee Bill's Enchanted Five-Ride Carousel come to life in the darkness and bring delight to the babes who are home in their cribs and thus missed the fun.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1994

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m a big fan of Cooper Edens and love this story about animals on a carousel who come to life. Daniel Lane’s illustrations are soft and magical.

[Sasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Don't hate me, but I have no idea who Shawnee Bill is. Despite being in the dark, this was a sweet, fast-paced, short little read about circus animals jumping off the carousel (it is spelled incorrectly throughout) into the bedrooms of sleeping babies. Not much happens, and half the book is wordless, but it was cheerful and zany and soft and I liked it.

[Sam · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book creeps me out.