Wonderful story, sad, yet hopeful. The war has taken such a toll on so many people. I think it would be a good book to prompt discussion of war with children. Being a child of a family who lived through WW1 and 2, I grew up hearing about the horrors of war from a very young age. Us children were not spared details of what our family and their friends witnessed as both as adults and children. It annoys me to no end how over protected American children are. I think this is a book that way to may children and adults worldwide will relate to; living with war is too well known in too many parts of our world. I loved the illustrations: simple and lovely.

'The Circus Comes to the Village' is a picture book about a village in Afghanistan. In it's few words - it is a picture book after all - and with the use of colors it tells a story of loss and fear, hope and chances. Even when the snow falls and all gets dark and grey, there is hope of a new and bountiful harvest. The story has no clear 'all ends well for everyone'-ending, which is a good thing imo, since life does not always have a bright ending. Children are better equipped for the truth than we adults often realize, as long as there is a nugget of hope. And there certainly is.

I want to thank Netgalley and Museyon publishers for the chance to read and review this book.