The Circus Ship: (A Rhyming Adventure of Circus Animals Finding a New Home - For Preschoolers, Kindergarteners, and 1st-3rd Graders Ages 4-8) -- Chris Van Dusen, Hardcover Fiction - General While he vowed his own

While he vowed his own children would never lack for anything

compulsively readable thriller

This devilish tale includes nearly two dozen of Brom's immersive paintings and brilliant endpapers

listens to firsthand accounts

Finalist for the 2025 Oregon Book Award

The Circus Ship: (A Rhyming Adventure of Circus Animals Finding a New Home - For Preschoolers, Kindergarteners, and 1st-3rd Graders Ages 4-8) -- Chris Van Dusen, Hardcover Fiction - General While he vowed his ownWith stunning artwork and a rhyming text, the illustrator of the Mercy Watson books tells a tale of human animal connection full of humor and heart. 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