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Laura Ellen Anderson.
In this sequel to Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella, Harper and her friends discover the whimsical Circus of Dreams, suspended in the sky by balloons and populated with an array of quirky characters. Treacly prose creates a world filled with sparkly magic but not much emotional resonance beyond wonder and awe. Tidy grayscale illustrations play up the fanciful.