For while the Great Bellini might be supremely talented as a tightrope walker (just as Mirette obviously is), until his young acolyte Mirette helps him surmount his acquired fear of the wire, until she is able to transfer her own juvenile and joyful lack of fear onto and into him, he can no longer really in any way be the Great Bellini (who crossed the dangerous majesty of Niagara Falls on a tightrope, who walked across a flaming wire whilst blindfolded in Naples, amongst other similarly thrilling, daredevil type of exploits). Now that being said, Mirette is indeed a plucky and winsome heroine, and the message, the philosophy that one requires not only talent but also desire and courage (bravery) to succeed, shines brightly and more than clearly (although perhaps also a trifle too in one's face obviously). The nephew wasn’t so into the story and he gave it 3 stars.Ī sweet and generally pleasant enough combination of text and images, although if truth be told whether I personally would actually consider Mirette on the High Wire as Caldecott Medal material, I am not entirely sure (as while I do very much appreciate both Emily Arnold McCully's narrative and her accompanying, descriptive, colourfully evocative watercolour illustrations, there is also nothing truly spectacular presented, just a simple and basic account of Mirette and of course also the Great Bellini on the high wire). She thought this was amazing and gave it 5 stars. She is into body stuff like stretching and dancing and she wants to do that kind of thing. This idea of walking on a rope intrigued her and she didn’t think it was real. The niece thought this was a good story too. I do love the ending here and I love the setting. Mirette wants to be a tightrope walker too. We find out that Bellini did all these amazing feats like walking across Niagara Falls and other things, but he started to be afraid and he can no longer walk on the wire.
Bellini is sad for her as she will never be happy on the ground now. After many falls, she is able to walk on the rope. Mirette becomes obsessed and she starts to practice. Bellini comes to rent a room and Mirette finds him walking on the clothesline. Mirette helps her mother who runs a great hotel for traveling artists like circus performers and people in traveling shows. The setting is a hotel in France a 100 years ago.
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