Clarence and the Great Surprise

Clarence & Smoky #2

by Rising Moon Editors

Clarence the pig and his horse visit the Grand Canyon'

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2001

Reviews

[Sruti]

The great surprise is Sunset! Of course, nothing is greater then nature.

[Ray]

The art is really cute and the characters are great. Story flows better than book #1.

[Rachel]

Clarence the pig and his friend Smoky the purple horse are going on a trip together to see a great surprise. On the way they meet an old dog who doesn't hear very well but can dance and has a tiny hat. Clarence experiences all kinds of new things for a city pig, but none of them is the surprise Smoky has planned for him. Until they reach the Grand Canyon and both Clarence and Smoky are blown away by the grandness (no pun intended) of it. I liked that it was a Smithsonian Notable Book, and the author lives near Phoenix. The illustrations were bright and colorful, which kept the attention of my 11 month old even though the story was a little long. I got this for his summer reading. Recommended for kids age 1-7, 4 stars.

[The Brothers]

Clarence the pig and his purple horse Smokey take off on a road trip for a big surprise. On the way they meet a dancing dog and camp out. the surprise turns out to be the Grand Canyon.

Illustrations are meh.

[Allison]

This author/illustrater needs to understand that her pictures are sort of cute, but the writing is AWFUL.

[Julie]

I'd give this ten thousand stars if I could. (age 6)

[Alyssa]

<3 this book :) soooooo cute. This is 1 of the picture books my mom used to read to me. Now I read it when I need to unstress ( I know it's not a word).

[Cheryl]

A cute little story of a pink pig and his friend a purple horse who meet an old dog who joins them in an adventure. Heartwarming with brightly colored graphics.

[Alice]

Although I really liked the "great Surprise" it was so bored getting there. I don't love the pictures and the story dragged. Oh well, I can't like the all, right?