Daisy The Cripple Creek Donkey

Children's Bookwatch, Oct, 2004

Daisy The Cripple Creek Donkey

Lyn Bezek

Western Reflections Publishing Co.

219 Main Street, Montrose, CO 81401

www.westernreflectionspub.com

1932738096 $7.95 1-800-993-4490

Daisy The Cripple Creek Donkey is author Lyn Bezek's debut children's book and introduces young readers to a young boy who learns that a local donkey suffers from a similar handicap to his own--both have weak legs that prevent them from moving quickly, under most circumstances. But the boy is determined to show people just what his new friend can do, entering her in "Donky Derby Days", a special kind of race that no one else thinks they have a shot at winning. A whimsical and touching story, brief in length yet complex enough to challenge the reading skills of young children who are ready to move on from picture books to more involved tales.