Author: Bernard Wiseman
Genre: Animals / Comedy / Friendship / Circus
Year Published: 1988
Year Read: 2016
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Series: Morris and Boris
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 3+ (Nothing Objectionable)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
I have been reading Bernard Wiseman’s (or B. Wiseman in most of his releases) “Morris the Moose” series ever since I was little and I never would have thought that there were more “Morris the Moose” books out there, especially the ones that also stars Morris’ friend Boris the Bear! So, when I picked up “Morris and Boris at the Circus,” I was pleasantly surprised with the wacky style of this story!
The story starts off with Boris
the Bear telling Morris the Moose that there is a circus in town and Morris did
not know anything about the circus since he had never gone to one before. So, Boris decided to take Morris to the
circus and show him what the circus is all about. At the circus, Boris showed Morris the various
tigers, lions and clowns performing for the audience, but then Morris notices
that there are no moose in the circus and he asks the ringmaster if he could
join the circus.
Can Morris perform any of the acts in
the circus and will he drive Boris crazy with his mistakes?
Read this book to find out!
B. Wiseman has done an awesome job at
writing this story as it is extremely hilarious and witty to read as I enjoyed the
crazy adventures that Morris and Boris have in the circus! I loved the way that B. Wiseman wrote the relationship between Morris and Boris as they
have that “odd couple” feel as they are polar opposites to each other and yet
they are still friends despite the various misunderstandings between them. I loved the fact that Morris continuously
drives Boris crazy with his constant mistakes in trying to perform circus
tricks as it brings so much humor and wit to the story and I found myself
laughing out loud with Morris making mistakes during the circus performances
while Boris is desperately trying to get Morris to understand the core concept
of the circus! I also loved the fact
that both Morris and Boris have different personalities as Morris is shown to
be the well-intentioned goofy character to Boris’ more stern and irritating sidekick
who tries to straighten Morris out and it was great seeing the hilarious
relationship between these two characters!
B. Wiseman’s artwork is truly
hilarious to look at as Morris is shown to be a goofy looking character with
buck teeth that is shown to always be smiling on each page, while Boris is
shown as a much bigger character than Morris and he is usually portrayed with a
frown on his face on each page as he constantly has to deal with Morris’ crazy
antics. I also loved the circus scenes
as it was great seeing various circus performers performing for the audience
and my favorite image in this book was of the dogs doing tricks such as walking
on their hands and then bowing to the audience as it looks truly adorable to
me.
Overall, “Morris and Boris at the Circus” is a fantastic and hilarious read
about the adventures of Morris and Boris and the mayhem they cause at the
circus! I would recommend this book to
children ages three and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
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