The Horn Book Guide

INTERMEDIATE FICTION

Dumon Tak, Bibi

Mikis and the Donkey

93 pp. | Eerdmans | October, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8028-5430-8 $13.00

(2) 4-6 Translated by Laura Watkinson. Illustrated by Philip Hopman. Mikis makes friends with his grandpa's donkey, Tsaki, becoming the animal's advocate. Fortunately, the old man is kind as well as gruff; though "Mikis had to give his grandpa donkey lessons," he eventually builds Tsaki an airier stable with Mikis's help. In this affecting picture of a close-knit Greek community, loosely drawn illustrations capture windswept landscapes, village life, and human character with equal aplomb.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2014