Synopses & Reviews
In their trademark style, author Kate Klise and illustrator M. Sarah Klise blend a story bursting with jokes, puns, and wordplay with illustrations, signs, letters, recipes, and bold graphics to introduce Three-Ring Rascals.
When Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, becomes too tired to travel with his show, he places a Help Wanted ad in the newspaper. Enter Barnabas Brambles: "I have a degree in lion taming from the University of Piccadilly Circus." But does Leo the lion need taming? Will Elsa the elephant still get her gourmet peanuts? And what will Brambles say when he discovers Bert and Gert--two mice who travel with the circus on popcorn cleanup patrol?
Brambles has big plans: More cities! More shows! No more free popcorn. Soon he's made a big mess of Sir Sidney's Circus, but Leo, Elsa, Bert, Gert, and the rest of the performers agree: The Show Must Go On!
Black and white line drawings throughout.
Review
"Entertaining . . . Most children will agree that the book is 'smafunderful (smart + fun + wonderful).'"
--Kirkus Reviews
Reviews
Review
"Entertaining . . . Most children will agree the book is 'smafunderful (smart + fun + wonderful).'" --Kirkus Reviews
"[A] sweetly nutty kickoff to the Klise sisters' Three Ring Rascals series. Cartoon spot illustrations play up the comical mood . . . in this free-spirited story that concludes with a lesson in kindness and a promise of more fun to come." --Publishers Weekly
"Beginning chapter-book readers will thoroughly enjoy this fun and fast-paced title, which has lessons in kindness along the way." --School Library Journal
"The Klises maintain a light touch with the messaging, giving the book a comforting thematic unity around the importance of kindness; and humor is apparent in every detail, from the smallest conversational exchanges to the extravagantly silly set pieces that mark the book's major plot points. Readers will eagerly await the next volume of over-the-(big)-top hijinks." --The Horn Book Magazine
Review
"This hilarious series entry will be a hit with fans and even garner new ones."
and#8212;School Library Journal
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Black and white line drawings throughout.
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Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls!
Step right up and hear the amazing tale of Sir Sidney's Circus.
Listen to how Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, needed a rest.
Read and weep when Sir Sidney leaves the circus in the hands of a big mean baddie.
Shriek with terror as Barnabas Brambles cracks his whip at Elsa the elephant.
Cry in horror when Mr. Brambles tries to sell Leo the lion to a zoo.
Hide your eyes as the Famous Flying Banana Brothers perform death-defying feats to get the circus train to the show on time!
Can they do it? Will they make it? They better, because THE SHOW MUST GO ON!
Black and white line drawings throughout.
Synopsis
When Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, becomes too tired to travel with his show, he puts an ad in the newspaper. Enter Barnabas Brambles: "I have a degree in lion taming from the University of Piccadilly Circus." But does Leo the lion need taming? Will Elsa the elephant still get her gourmet peanuts? What will Brambles say when he discovers Bert and Gert, the two mice who travel with the circus on popcorn cleanup patrol? "There will be no vermin in my circus!" His circus?
Brambles has big plans: More cities! More shows! No more free popcorn. Soon he's made a big mess of Sir Sidney's Circus, but Leo, Elsa, Bert, Gert, and the rest of the performers agree: The Show Must Go On!
"Smafunderful (smart + fun + wonderful)." --Kirkus Reviews
"A sweetly nutty kickoff to the Klise sisters' Three-Ring Rascals series. Cartoon spot illustrations play up the comical mood . . . in this
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In this sixth book in Kate and Sarah Klise's 43 Old Cemetery Road series,and#160;the unsuspectingand#160;trio at Spence Mansionand#160;starts a greeting card companyand#8212;and winds upand#160;on the adventure of a lifetime!
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Roses are red, Violets are blue.
If a ghost can write books,
Why not greeting cards, too?
and#160;The bestselling trio from Spence Mansionand#160;is launching a greeting card company called Greetings from the Graveyard. But what kind of card do you send to an ex-girlfriend who threatens to publish the love letters of Ignatius B. Grumply? And what do you send when the town of Ghastly is rocked by its first crime wave and two escaped convicts are on the loose? If youandrsquo;re Olive C. Spence, you send for your old butler, T. Leeves, who arrives just in time for teaandmdash;and trouble!Told in generously illustrated letters and newspaper articles, these books are a visual feast perfect for kids who love series like Big Nate and the Dork Diaries but with a ghostly twist.and#160;
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The seventh and final installmentand#160;in the 43 Old Cemetery Road series by Kate and M. Sarah Klise is a pun-filled adventure told in a lively compilation of illustrations, letters, newspaper articles, and drawings.
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In the seventh and final installment of the popular 43 Old Cemetery Road series, twelve-year-old Seymour Hope has inherited a castle in Loch Ness, Scotland. It could be the perfect summer vacation spot for Seymour and his parents, Olive C. Spence and Ignatius B. Grumply. But Iggy wants nothing to do with the castle. Why? Because it was owned by his uncle Ian, a world-famous psychiatrist and the worldandrsquo;s worst punster. So Iggy stays home to write, and Seymour and Olive set off for Scotlandandmdash;each with a secret.
About the Author
Illustrator M. Sarah Klise and author Kate Klise and are sisters and collaborators. They started making books together many years ago in their bedroom in Peoria, Illinois. Kate wrote the words; Sarah drew the pictures. Their first book was about an adventure-loving little mouse that traveled around the country. That story was never published. (In fact, it ended up in the garbage can!) But the Klise sisters had so much fun making their first book, they kept writing and drawing. And now they've published more than twenty award-winning books for young readers, including Regarding the Fountain and Dying to Meet You. The Klise sisters no longer share a bedroom. Kate lives in Missouri and travels often to visit schools and libraries. Sarah lives in California. But the two sisters still enjoy working together, especially on their new series about a pair of circus mice. (By the way, Klise rhymes with mice.)