Something I didn't know was that the first NordSudVerlag book gets a revival for every generation – now sixty, it's seen the light back then, and on the 25th and fortieth step along its timeline since. It concerns a clown, who would appear to take liberties in the big top's circus ring, but that's what he wants – liberty, and by the end of the evening him, his performing partner the donkey and a handful of other animals have struck off on their own. It might seem funny that all they want is still to be part of a circus, but from now on they insist everything will be on their own terms. It's a story that certainly has a lesson ripe for re-use, although it didn't strike me exactly as a lost classic. Classical, though, is certainly what the new illustrations are – they look as if they could have been created in any one of those sixty years. All told this is a reasonable book, with little wrong about it yet nothing for me to rave over. It certainly made me wonder what previous volumes had looked like, which I don't exactly think was the intention. Three and a half stars.

Thank you, North South Books Inc, for the advance reading copy.

Though I am not familiar with the classic edition of the book (as mentioned towards the end), I enjoyed this new edition with a whole new set of illustrations.

I never support using animals or any other form of being solely for entertainment purposes for us human, I am quite happy when the clown said no but I really hope he finds another profession and set the animals free. Sorry, this is so not a review.

The story is fun to read. The illustrations are amazing. I can understand this book has a very old edition but I am less likely to read to kids about animals being used for circus and shows.

Starting off, THE CLOWN SAID NO is a cute story about speaking up for yourself, one that would be more enjoyable for the target audiences since this is a picture book. The story was short and straight to the point and I can definitely see little kids taking away the moral from this book.

That being said, the formatting of the book was pretty weird and wasn't very user-friendly, but that's just the copy I received. Overall, it was a fast read and I'd recommend it.

The Clown Said No was a great story about various circus performers and animals refusing to abide by what they were ordered to do! They set out and make their own circus. The illustrations were lovely, bright but life-like. I really enjoyed the story, it wasn't scary at all. It showed that you can do things your own way and still be successful.