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Circus Genre
Books in the Circus genre:
Circus Time (1948)
Author(s):
Marion Conger
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
The Circus Train (1948)
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Author(s):
Jessie M. Knittle
Illustrator(s):
Dorcas Knittle
Little Circus Dog: A Read-It-Yourself Story (1949)
Trixie, the little circus dog, saves the lives of the circus crew and then performs in a star act in the circus.
Author(s):
Jene Barr
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
A Day at the Zoo (1950)
This celebration of the zoo includes a song. Later editions have fewer pages.
Author(s):
Marion Conger
Ethel Crowninshield
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
Hidden Trapezes (1950)
Author(s):
Edward Fenton
Illustrator(s):
Reisie Lonette
Freddy and Freginald (1952)
Freginald, the bear poet, joins Mr. Boomschmidt’s Circus and meets Freddy the pig poet. This is the British edition of The Story of Freginald.
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Circus April 1st (1953)
Bo the elephant gets separated from the Barton and Carlin Circus, but manages to find his way back in time for the grand entrance parade.
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Rabbit and His Friends (1953)
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Tenggren’s Topsy Turvy Circus (1953)
The giraffe comes to the rescue when the circus of Monsieur Augustin has difficulties.
Author(s):
Georges Duplaix
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Gergely’s Golden Circus (1954)
A large-format look at the circus.
Author(s):
Peter Archer
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
A Beast Called an Elephant (1955)
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Little Brass Band (1955)
The band members assemble along the road to town where they give a concert, then return home.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Clement Hurd
Rolling Show (1956)
Author(s):
Virginia Frances Voight
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
See the Circus (1956)
A fold-out book about the circus.
Mike: The Story of a Young Circus Acrobat (1957)
Mike comes to spend the winter in a small town in Iowa.
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Best in Children’s Books Volume 9 (1958)
Author(s):
Hans Christian Andersen
Carolyn Haywood
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Paul Galdone
Henry C. Pitz
Feodor Rojankovsky
Kate Seredy
Et al
Madeline and the Gypsies (1958)
Pepito and Madeline join a gypsy circus.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Merry Go Round (1958)
As you flip the pages you can follow Harold on his merry go ride around the zoo.
Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
Harold’s Circus (1959)
The intrepid Harold takes his purple crayon to the circus.
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Author(s):
Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Crockett Johnson
Madeline and the Gypsies (1959)
Pepito persuades Madeline to run away with a gypsy circus.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans