T-Bone’s Traveling Circus by Janice Virant Review

A Bullied Young Horse Stands Up to Teasing Through Love, Laughter, and Acceptance in T-Bone’s Traveling Circus!

A colorful cast of misfits teaches one bullied young horse the secret to love and acceptance in this imaginative juvenile fiction.

Littleton, CO – In T-Bone’s Traveling Circus, the imaginative sequel to T-Bone the Flying Horse, children’s author Janice Virant introduces Rita Bonita, a bullied young horse who learns how to stand up to teasing through love, laughter and acceptance! Outskirts Press published the book.

Poor Rita Bonita finds herself the constant target of teasing and bullying. Luckily, the young horse’s life is transformed in a wonderful way when she happens upon a young girl and her colorful cast of misfit friends. The girl inspired by her great friend T-Bone the Flying Horse; has formed a circus to help the teased accept themselves and stand up to bullying.

Young readers will revel in the adventures of Rita Bonita and her journey to confidence and self-acceptance. Join Rita Bonita and her new circus friends as they share laughter and spark the imagination in this fantastical rhyming tale about love and acceptance.

About the book:
T-Bone’s Traveling Circus by Janice Virant
ISBN: 978-1-4787-2961-7
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Date of publish: January 2015
Pages: 25
S.R.P.: $11.95

About the author:
Janice Virant lives in Littleton, Colorado. She grew up on a farm in Chesterfield, Missouri, and is an avid horsewoman and animal lover. T-Bone and Rita Bonita are two adopted horses whose beauty and unconditional love inspired this story.

My Review:
This is a great book for kids that are teased for being different. It is also a great book for bullies to read and learn that our differences are what make us who we are. I loved that the characters were animals, and really fun ones at that. This reminded me of The Island of Misfit Toys. I also liked the pictures. I am giving this book a 5/5. I was given a copy to review via Bostick, however all opinions are my own.