The Secret Circus
By Johanna Wright
(Roaring Brook Press, Hardcover, 9781596434035, 32pp.)
Publication Date: March 31, 2009
Categories: Animals - General
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THE GREATEST little show ON EARTH
The secrets of Paris revealed from the ground up. Beneath the sparkling lights of Paris is a circus so secret that only the mice know how to find it. Floating by balloon across a Parisian cityscape they travel to the grand performance, where tiny acrobats form mouse pyramids and giant housecats are tamed. Wright's simple expressive lines over glowing textures make this a captivating and adorable book debut, not to mention one great show.“This would serve effectively as a bedtime story or a classroom readaloud for a quiet moment, and the repeated phrases and simple text also make it accessible for beginning solo readers.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
“The closing scene, in which a mouse slyly looks at the reader and shushes a finger, engenders a sense of inclusion in the mice’s little world, which children will recognize in their own family’s happy secrets.” —Booklist
“Just right for bedtime.” —Publishers Weekly
“A quiet, comforting debut, best shared snuggled close together.” —Kirkus Reviews
“The theme of a hidden world, universally popular with children, finds satisfying expression here. A delightful addition to any collection.” —School Library Journal
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