Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534466584
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
With a little bit of magic, one plucky clown is determined to turn Christmas around for a village that’s down on its luck in this enchanting tale from Tomie dePaola. Every midwinter, little Jingle and his family, Il Circo Piccolo, The Little Circus, travel through the countryside to the city for their special Christmas performance. Each year, they stop at the same little village to put on a show for its residents. It’s Jingle’s favorite night. This year, though, things are different. There is no smoke coming out of the chimneys. Everything is closed up. And the few people still in town have fallen on hard times and don’t have the money to see the circus anymore. But Jingle is not so easily deterred. With the help of his baby animals, he is determined to put on a show that no one will forget.
Jingle the Christmas Clown
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534466584
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
With a little bit of magic, one plucky clown is determined to turn Christmas around for a village that’s down on its luck in this enchanting tale from Tomie dePaola. Every midwinter, little Jingle and his family, Il Circo Piccolo, The Little Circus, travel through the countryside to the city for their special Christmas performance. Each year, they stop at the same little village to put on a show for its residents. It’s Jingle’s favorite night. This year, though, things are different. There is no smoke coming out of the chimneys. Everything is closed up. And the few people still in town have fallen on hard times and don’t have the money to see the circus anymore. But Jingle is not so easily deterred. With the help of his baby animals, he is determined to put on a show that no one will forget.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534466584
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
With a little bit of magic, one plucky clown is determined to turn Christmas around for a village that’s down on its luck in this enchanting tale from Tomie dePaola. Every midwinter, little Jingle and his family, Il Circo Piccolo, The Little Circus, travel through the countryside to the city for their special Christmas performance. Each year, they stop at the same little village to put on a show for its residents. It’s Jingle’s favorite night. This year, though, things are different. There is no smoke coming out of the chimneys. Everything is closed up. And the few people still in town have fallen on hard times and don’t have the money to see the circus anymore. But Jingle is not so easily deterred. With the help of his baby animals, he is determined to put on a show that no one will forget.
The Clown of God
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534414282
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This beautiful new edition of Tomie dePaola’s 1978 classic retelling of a French legend stars a little juggler whose unique talent leads him to what might be a Christmas miracle. Little Giovanni is poor and homeless, but he can do something wonderful: he can juggle. The people of Sorrento marvel at his talents, and before long, he becomes famous throughout Italy for his rainbow of colored balls that delight the nobility and townspeople alike. But as the years pass, Giovanni grows old, and his talents begin to fail him. No longer a celebrated performer, he is once again poor and homeless, begging for his food. Until one Christmas Eve, when Giovanni picks up his rainbow of colored balls once more. And what happens next just might be a miracle…
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534414282
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This beautiful new edition of Tomie dePaola’s 1978 classic retelling of a French legend stars a little juggler whose unique talent leads him to what might be a Christmas miracle. Little Giovanni is poor and homeless, but he can do something wonderful: he can juggle. The people of Sorrento marvel at his talents, and before long, he becomes famous throughout Italy for his rainbow of colored balls that delight the nobility and townspeople alike. But as the years pass, Giovanni grows old, and his talents begin to fail him. No longer a celebrated performer, he is once again poor and homeless, begging for his food. Until one Christmas Eve, when Giovanni picks up his rainbow of colored balls once more. And what happens next just might be a miracle…
The Clown Egg Register
Author: Luke Stephenson
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452169853
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Step right up for the Greatest Book on Earth! For more than 70 years, Clowns International—the oldest established clowning organization—has been painting the faces of its members on eggs. Each one is a record of a clown's unique identity, preserving the unwritten rule that no clown should copy another's look. This mesmerizing volume collects more than 150 of these portraits, from 1946 to the modern day, accompanied by short personal histories of many of the clowns. Here are Tricky Nicky, Taffy, Bobo, Sammy Sunshine, the legendary Emmett Kelly, and Jolly Jack, clowning since 1977 and still performing today with a penguin puppet named Biscuit. A treasure just like the eggs it enshrines, The Clown Egg Register is an extraordinary archive of images and lives of the men and women behind the make-up.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452169853
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Step right up for the Greatest Book on Earth! For more than 70 years, Clowns International—the oldest established clowning organization—has been painting the faces of its members on eggs. Each one is a record of a clown's unique identity, preserving the unwritten rule that no clown should copy another's look. This mesmerizing volume collects more than 150 of these portraits, from 1946 to the modern day, accompanied by short personal histories of many of the clowns. Here are Tricky Nicky, Taffy, Bobo, Sammy Sunshine, the legendary Emmett Kelly, and Jolly Jack, clowning since 1977 and still performing today with a penguin puppet named Biscuit. A treasure just like the eggs it enshrines, The Clown Egg Register is an extraordinary archive of images and lives of the men and women behind the make-up.
My First Passover
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0448447916
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Passover is a time for families and friends to celebrate their faith and shared history. Tomie dePaola’s simple text and beautiful illustrations provide insight into this special holiday for young readers.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0448447916
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Passover is a time for families and friends to celebrate their faith and shared history. Tomie dePaola’s simple text and beautiful illustrations provide insight into this special holiday for young readers.
Clown Horror
Author: I. D. Oro
Publisher: I. D. Oro
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
President Führer Devil-Eggs joins the Best Friends Forever (B. F. F.) Alliance to destroy the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N. A. T. O.). Irene a 17 year old girl lives with her parents Anthony and Katelyn in Seattle, Washington. Anthony escapes the Devilcare Death Panels & Camps after Katelyn denounces him to the American Gestapo. Irene secretly records a conversation of two American Gestapo officers in her home. After listening to the recording, she realizes that Anthony is actually right, the shameless government is spying on everyone in the United States using the free electronics that the government gives citizens. Alternative facts are lies and not scientific proofs. President Führer Devil-Eggs eliminates Social Security pensions and Medicare health benefits for senior citizens replacing them with Devilcare. Katelyn and Irene must convince Irene’s grandparents to leave Wichita, Kansas behind and move in with Katelyn in Seattle. Now a tough decision follows a surprising call. (Word Count 71, 052)
Publisher: I. D. Oro
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
President Führer Devil-Eggs joins the Best Friends Forever (B. F. F.) Alliance to destroy the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N. A. T. O.). Irene a 17 year old girl lives with her parents Anthony and Katelyn in Seattle, Washington. Anthony escapes the Devilcare Death Panels & Camps after Katelyn denounces him to the American Gestapo. Irene secretly records a conversation of two American Gestapo officers in her home. After listening to the recording, she realizes that Anthony is actually right, the shameless government is spying on everyone in the United States using the free electronics that the government gives citizens. Alternative facts are lies and not scientific proofs. President Führer Devil-Eggs eliminates Social Security pensions and Medicare health benefits for senior citizens replacing them with Devilcare. Katelyn and Irene must convince Irene’s grandparents to leave Wichita, Kansas behind and move in with Katelyn in Seattle. Now a tough decision follows a surprising call. (Word Count 71, 052)
Jingle the Christmas Clown
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534466568
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534466568
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
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.
The Worst Book in the Whole Entire World
Author: Joey Acker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951046095
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
OH NO!!! You found The Worst Book in the Whole Entire World! Well, since you're already here I may as well tell you about it... Poor Nameless tries to explain to the reader why this book is simply the WORST book in the whole entire world. Will he succeed in his noble quest? Is he the reason this book is the worst?? Will it have a happy ending or the worst ending ever??? The Worst Book in the Whole Entire World is a humorous and witty tale for young and seasoned readers. Whatever you do though, don't read it out loud! You may catch wind of these words: toot, stinky, booger, and booty. You've been warned, but you'll still want to see what happens next!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951046095
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
OH NO!!! You found The Worst Book in the Whole Entire World! Well, since you're already here I may as well tell you about it... Poor Nameless tries to explain to the reader why this book is simply the WORST book in the whole entire world. Will he succeed in his noble quest? Is he the reason this book is the worst?? Will it have a happy ending or the worst ending ever??? The Worst Book in the Whole Entire World is a humorous and witty tale for young and seasoned readers. Whatever you do though, don't read it out loud! You may catch wind of these words: toot, stinky, booger, and booty. You've been warned, but you'll still want to see what happens next!
Hark! a Christmas Sampler
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A collection of stories, poems, legends, folktales, and carols relating to Christmas.
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A collection of stories, poems, legends, folktales, and carols relating to Christmas.
Jingle, the Christmas Clown
Author: Tomie De Paola
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780868969824
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
SUMMARY: A small clown and baby circus animals perform on Christmas eve for the elderly of a poor village.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780868969824
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
SUMMARY: A small clown and baby circus animals perform on Christmas eve for the elderly of a poor village.
The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Author: Bernice E. Cullinan
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780826417787
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Provides articles covering children's literature from around the world as well as biographical and critical reviews of authors including Avi, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and Anno Mitsumasa.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780826417787
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Provides articles covering children's literature from around the world as well as biographical and critical reviews of authors including Avi, C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and Anno Mitsumasa.