Olivia Saves the Circus 奥莉薇-马戏团的大救星 (精装)

Whenitcomestimetotelltheclasswhatshedidonhervacation,Oliviaisn'tatallnervous.Infact,sheremembersitquiteclearly--shewenttothecircus,yousee."Butwhenwegotthere,allthecircuspeoplewereoutsickwithearinfections."Whataretheodds?Buttheshowmustgoon!Fortunately,Oliviajumpsrightintohelpout--ridingelephants,posingastheTattooedLady(shedrawsonthepictureswithamarker),taminglions,walkingtightropes,juggling,clowningaround,andmore.Inamarvelousfold-out,four-panelspread,ourporcineheroineevenreignssupremeastheQueenoftheTrampoline."Andthat'showIsavedthecircus.AndnowIamfamous."Olivialooksproud.Herteacherlooksmad.IanFalconershinesinthisdrylyhilarioussequeltohis2001CaldecottHonorBookOlivia.ThecharcoalandgouacheillustrationsperfectlycaptureOlivia'searnestexpressions.Bepreparedtobecharmedanew!(Ages4to8)--KarinSnelsonFromPublishersWeeklyCouldtherebeamoreidealplaceforOliviathaninthecenterringundertheBigTop?ItwillcomeasnosurprisetohermanyfansthatthisishowOliviaclaimstohavespenthersummervacation.Usingthesameday-in-the-lifeformatashisshow-stoppingdebut(Olivia),FalconershowsOliviamakingpancakesforhertwobrothers(includingnewadditionWilliam)beforeschool."Thisisabighelptohermother,"accompaniesapictureofutterchaosinthekitchen.Theheroineaddshersignatureredaccoutrementstoher"reallyboringuniform,"thenheadstotheclassroomwhereit'sherturntotellabouthersummer("Oliviaalwaysblossomsinfrontofanaudience");sheholdsbothteacherandstudents(andreaders)raptasshedescribeshertriptothecircus."Allthecircuspeoplewereoutsickwithearinfections,"saysOlivia."LuckilyIknewhowtodoeverything."Falconeroutdoeshimselfwiththeatricalscenesofthediminutiveleadingladyteeteringontopofanelephant'shead,walkingonstiltsand,inafour-pagefold-outspread,as"QueenoftheTrampoline"flyingoffthetrapezeandsomersaultingintheair(theoutlineofherporkishfiguretrappedinthetrampolinenettingisworththepriceofadmission).Heonceagaindemonstrateshowattunedheistothewayachildthinkswhen,attheveryendofhershare,intinytypeface,Oliviatacksonashredoftruth,"ThenonetimemydadtookmesailingTheEnd."Thisstar'snumerousspectatorscanonlyhopethatshewillhavemanyencores.Ages3-7.