ACCESS DIGITIZED EDITION
Guide/Reviews Database
PICTURE BOOKS
Fazzi, Maura , Kuhner, Peter

The Circus of Mystery

32 pp. | North-South | October, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-7358-1168-7 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-7358-1169-5 $$15.88
(4) K-3 Translated by Rosemary Lanning. Augustus's colorless life is transformed when he finds and tries on the round red nose of a circus clown. Suddenly he is a clown, cracking jokes and playing tricks. A mélange of black and white and color, the precisely rendered illustrations brim with bizarre detail. The surreal fantasy, a Swiss import, is intriguing but doesn't deliver quite as much fun as it promises.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

RELATED 

PICTURE BOOKS

Born Ready
by Patterson, Jodie
PICTURE BOOKS

The House of Grass and Sky
by Ray, Mary Lyn
PICTURE BOOKS

The Dog's Gardener
by Storms, Patricia
PICTURE BOOKS

And I Paint It
by Kephart, Beth
PICTURE BOOKS

Poem in My Pocket
by Tougas, Chris
More

Get connected. Join our global community of more than 200,000 librarians and educators.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing.

ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?