The Golden Circus

I am biased in my attraction to this book as I love vintage Golden books & grew up going to the circus. I bought this for my 6 1/2 yr old 1st grade daughter on our fall break trip, during which we visited the Ringling home & museums, incl a circus museum. My daughter still remembers going to the Ringling circus herself over a yr ago. She loves the flocked illustrations & that she could read the book herself. This is true at this age of so many books whose story might appeal more to younger audiences - they enjoy them anew when they can read themselves. I liked that I could see clear references to Ringling, & liked another of the always simple classic Golden Book stories w/great illustrations.

Mr. Roly-Poly's big-top circus is filled with lions, bears, elephants and more: all are celebrated in a classic which first appeared in 1950 featuring the classic drawings of Caldecott Medalists Alice and Martin Provensen. Remember the revolutionary 'fuzzy drawings' in the original? They're faithfully reproduced in this version of The Golden Circus, too!