Circus Girl [Hardcover]

Jack Sendak (Author), Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2002 | Age Level: 1 and up | Grade Level: P and up

The story of the little circus girl Flora flourishes under the care of the gifted Sendak brothers in this, one of their few collaborations.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jack Sendak began writing at a very early age, collaborating with his brother Maurice in writing, illustrating, and binding their own story books, which they then lent out to family and friends. His love for books grew out of the bedtime foltakes his father, Philip, told every evening. Reviewers called Jack Sendak's books humorous, magical, and mysterious.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (October 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060287837
• ISBN-13: 978-0060287832
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #636,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and iconographic, March 18, 2003

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Helen Kim (Seoul Korea (South)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Circus Girl (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book for children, both artistically and as a story. The story is about a little girl that is a member of a circus and her quest to discover what "average" people do in their everyday lives. The artwork reminds one of Piccasso's earlier drawings and has the iconographic quality that speaks to one's innermost thoughts. I suspect that there are many adults who would love this book as much as their child would.

4.0 out of 5 stars kinda trippy, but nice, June 13, 2009

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E. Winner (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Circus Girl (Hardcover)

our family are huge fans of maurice and jack sendak, and this book is no exception, but unlike "the sign on rosie's door" and "the happy rain", this is not a book that the kids ask to read daily. it kinda freaked them out, in fact, when we first got it, and still has a kind of spooky mood to it, even though we know it's "safe" at this point, from having read it several times. it's about a girl who grows up in the circus who wants to understand what the audience members---normal people---are like. that's all fine and dandy, but the spooky part is how she imagines them and the nightmare she has about what they're like. as i said, it all comes out fine in the end (she realizes they're just like circus folk, not strange or creepy), just has a bit of an unsettling mood to it.