A traveling circus arrives, sets up its village of tents, performs for the crowd, and then moves on again.

When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the poor animals are left on their own to swim the chilly waters. Staggering onto a nearby island, they soon win over the wary townspeople with their kind, courageous ways. So well do the critters blend in that when the greedy circus owner returns to claim them, villagers of all species conspire to outsmart the bloated blowhard.

When Frieda and Boffo Clown have a baby, the entire circus is over the moon. But there is one problem: Baby Clown won't stop crying.

A learn-to-read story about the circus.

A learn-to-read story about a circus that gets on a train.

"Shawn the flea wants to be a circus flea just like his uncle, Bawdy McPea. Will he be a clown flea, a strong flea, or trapeze flea? Nope! What will Shawn be?" -- Provided by publisher.

A boy has fun at the circus looking into mirrors that make him look big, thin, small, fat, and even upside down!

Why did Bill have to bring the babyish Gustavus with them on holiday? Jack knows hell only be trouble... But when Gustavus is kidnapped, along with Philip, Dinah and Lucy-Ann, Jack and Kiki the parrot bravely set out to rescue them, leading them to a faraway land and the discovery of a plot to kill the King!

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.

"Eleven-year-old Mattie Marvelwood comes from a family of traveling performers who have a deep secret. The acts they perform are not just acts -- their powers are real. In all their wanderings, the Marvelwoods have never met performers with gifts like theirs -- until they join Master Morogh's Circus of Wonders! But it seems that Master Morogh's true talent is stealing the gifts of others. When he steals Mattie's brother's vanishing ability, the family...