Helen Plum Library

Oliver the elephant looks elsewhere for employment after learning that the circus already has enough elephants

"When he realizes that his grandfather's stories of an enchanted circus are true, Micah Tuttle sets out to find the mysterious Circus Mirandus--and to use its magic to save his grandfather's life"--

"A girl is excited when the circus comes to town, but her family on the farm is too busy with chores to enjoy it"--

A young boy imagines the fantastic animals and incredible acts he will have for his greatest of all circuses

Clifford and Emily Elizabeth helping when the circus comes to town. As always Clifford saves the day. The pictures are bright and engaging and the book describes many different aspects of the circus

Pepito, son of the Spanish Ambassador, and Madeline, rescued by gypsies during a storm, travel and perform with their wandering friends until they again find Miss Clavel

A wordless picture book in which the farmer visits the little clown and the monkey, and meets the rest of the circus family

In thirteenth-century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a horrendous second marriage, twelve-year-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite rider and ends up meeting the great Mongol ruler Kublai Khan

Leaping lizards, marching snakes, a bear on the high wire, and others perform in a somewhat unusual circus. Simple text and brilliantly colored cut-paper illustrations take children into a big top of circus excitement starring leaping lizards, marching snakes, whistling parrots, and the tumbling Zucchini Brothers

Staying behind when their circus moves on, a young clown and a troupe of baby animals put on a special Christmas Eve show for an Italian village too poor to celebrate the holiday