The Secret Circus
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.81 (686 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1596434031 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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.. Beneath the sparkling lights of Paris is a circus so secret that only the mice know how to find it. THE GREATEST little show ON EARTH The secrets of Paris revealed from the ground up
"The most gentle, magical snuggle of a book imaginable." according to Sukascot. The perfect bedtime book, this has instantly become a family favourite. Everything about it is well judged, from the song like repetition of the text to the heart warming illustrations. The pacing of the story is impeccable and while it is simple enough to be accessible to very small readers, older child will find much to discuss and discover hidden between the lines. This is a lilting lullaby of a story. The quirky, whimsical illustrations are full of charm and spontaneity and the 'not too perfect', outside the lines colouring has been commented on encouragingly by several aspi. A secret worth sharing Sometimes, when I stare into one of those little water-filled holiday snow globes, I find myself temporarily swept in --swirling around as a snow flake, taking in a rich little world within a world. A Secret Circus likewise is a pleasant peek into another world but one that is so much richer and so teeming with life that it deserves to be shared.My wife reads it to the children we babysit now and again, and they've yet to grow tired of reading it. They like to pick their favorite mice.The text and images are at once sparse and rich. They set a quiet pace with just enough intrigu. Z Hayes said Simply magical. I am always on the lookout for unusual children's books - and "The Secret Circus" was a pleasant and refreshing surprise. We are going to a circus show in a couple of weeks, and it is going to be my preschooler's first time at a circus. I thought it would be neat to read books on the circus before the show, and when I found this at the library, I just picked it up and put it in our book bag, thinking it was going to be another regular old book about a conventional circus. To my delight and surprise, this is no ordinary circus book, but filled with an imaginative world that had b
From Booklist In this quiet and unassuming picture book, Wright dreams up a Parisian circus that is so itty-bitty and well hidden that only the mice know how to find it. --Ian Chipman . The mice are blobby and friendly, decked out in 1920s-era French styles of wide-brimmed hats and striped shirts. Preschool-Kindergarten. 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. Dominated by muted browns and dark greens, the artwork is inviting and comforting with just a hint of mystery. Each spread teases this conceit out, morsel by morsel: “Only the mice know when
She spent many years in New York, selling her paintings on the streets of Manhattan where she honed her illustration skills. Johanna has now returned to Oregon, where she lives with her husband, a musician, and spends much of her time writing, painting, and searching for Sasquatch.. Johanna Wright was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, in the shadow of some very big and beautiful trees. She received degrees in puppetry and children's literature and shortly after graduation moved to Brook