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A review by kbayko
Meet Miss Fancy by Irene Latham
5.0
Meet Miss Fancy is truly a one of a kind civil rights book. It presents the harsh realities of the movement in a truly kid-friendly story scenario, it is not too text heavy that young readers would not benefit, and it is based off a true story! Most notably, the hero of the book is the local police officer who extends his kindness to Frank. This is important because most civil rights books for children focus on the poor actions of public service members in that time.
The narrative follows a little boy in Birmingham Alabama who has a dream of meeting the retired circus elephant Miss Fancy up close like all the white children in the city's Avondale park.
At first Frank settles for watching Miss Fancy from afar, but the limitation soon becomes too stifling. He attempts to bring about change by petitioning the city government to allow his church to picnic within park grounds- and though the city agrees, de facto segregation forces the church to withdraw.
When all seemed lost, Frank helps return Miss Fancy to the park after one of her famed escapes. The book ends when a police officer asks Frank if he would like to ride Miss Fancy as a reward for his help.
I highly recommend this book.
The narrative follows a little boy in Birmingham Alabama who has a dream of meeting the retired circus elephant Miss Fancy up close like all the white children in the city's Avondale park.
At first Frank settles for watching Miss Fancy from afar, but the limitation soon becomes too stifling. He attempts to bring about change by petitioning the city government to allow his church to picnic within park grounds- and though the city agrees, de facto segregation forces the church to withdraw.
When all seemed lost, Frank helps return Miss Fancy to the park after one of her famed escapes. The book ends when a police officer asks Frank if he would like to ride Miss Fancy as a reward for his help.
I highly recommend this book.