{"product_id":"the-man-on-the-flying-trapeze-the-circus-life-of-emmett-kelly-sr-told-with-pictures-song","title":"The Man on the Flying Trapeze","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eInspired by the classic song “The Man on the Flying Trapeze,” Robert Quackenbush turns the familiar tune into a lively, wonderfully illustrated circus story filled with daring performers, romance, and high-flying fun. A gorgeously colorful vintage picture book celebrating the spectacle and excitement of the circus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/a\/robert-quackenbush-2\/the-man-on-the-flying-trapeze-the-circus-life-o\/\"\u003eKirkus Review, 1975\u003c\/a\u003e: Un\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003elike Quackenbush's previous picture book adaptations, this uses only the title and tune of the song which Quackenbush fits out with new words to tell the story of how Emmett Kelly, Sr., lost his trapeze job in the Depression and had to take a new one as a clown. The outcome? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Oh! This young man's clown, after opening night,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWas the toast of the town and the children's delight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis rags showed he shared in America's plight,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd the people found humor in him.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's a passable idea, but sung or unsung the lines are both lame and jerky and Quackenbush's predominantly mauve and yellow pictures of an earnest, suited family man offstage and an artificially lit arena project an unintentionally shoddy view of the whole show.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polka Dot Door Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53964526059834,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/8699\/7050\/files\/0M4A7955_square_originalbg.jpg?v=1788777174","url":"https:\/\/polkadotdoorbooks.com\/products\/the-man-on-the-flying-trapeze-the-circus-life-of-emmett-kelly-sr-told-with-pictures-song","provider":"Polka Dot Door Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}