The Greatest Star on Earth (Three-Ring Rascals #2)
by Kate Klise (Author) M Sarah Klise (Illustrator)
The rascals from the world's friendliest family circus are back in the second installment of this "smafunderful"* fully illustrated series.
Everyone knows Sir Sidney's Circus is the best in the world. But who's the star of the show? The Circus Times is having a contest to find out. Just thinking about it gives Sir Sidney a worrywart, and it's quickly clear why. Soon after he goes off to rest, the performers start thinking too much about winning the trophy and not enough about putting on a good show. Meanwhile, it looks as if ringmaster-in-training Barnabas Brambles might need some help managing the crew, so Bert and Gert, the sly brother-and-sister mice who travel with the show, set out to write a book to teach him how it's done. Does Bert and Gert's plan work? And who is the star of the circus? All will be revealed in The Greatest Star on Earth. *Kirkus Reviews
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School Library Journal
Gr 2-5--The stars of Sir Sidney's Circus are back. This time, they are competing for a trophy to be given by Polly Pumpkinseed to "The Greatest Star on Earth." Of course, each performer thinks he or she should win and their squabbling over who is best starts to get to Sir Sidney. In fact, he develops a worrywart and is sent off to his peanut farm to rest. Barnabas Brambles returns to run the show and circus mice Gert and Bert have their paws full trying to keep him on track. The animals' asides are amusing and advanced vocabulary is usually defined within the story. There are images and speech bubbles on each page and illustrated issues of Polly Pumpkinseed's Circus Times newspaper are interspersed throughout the tale. A fun pick for fans of silly stories and for reluctant readers too.--Kelly Roth, Bartow County Public Library, Cartersville, GA
Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.Review quotes
"Absurd situations, winning characters and plenty of heartfelt moments and laughs combine to make this a surefire hit." —Kirkus Reviews
"The story zips along, the text and illustrations are full of playful surprises, and the author sustains a tone of rare and genuine sweetness . . . Rich and inventive." —Chicago Tribune's Printers Row
"Amusing features continue the big-top merriment." —Booklist Online
Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise have collaborated on numerous award-winning middle-grade and picture-book projects, including the Regarding the Fountain and 43 Old Cemetery Road series. Kate lives in Norwood, Missouri. She visits more than seventy school classrooms a year. Sarah Klise lives in Berkeley, California. Visit www.kateandsarahklise.com for more information. (By the way, Klise rhymes with mice.)
Illustrator M. Sarah Klise and author Kate Klise and are sisters and collaborators. They started making books together many years ago in their bedroom in Peoria, Illinois. Kate wrote the words; Sarah drew the pictures. Their first book was about an adventure-loving little mouse that traveled around the country. That story was never published. (In fact, it ended up in the garbage can!) But the Klise sisters had so much fun making their first book, they kept writing and drawing. And now they've published more than twenty award-winning books for young readers, including Regarding the Fountain and Dying to Meet You. The Klise sisters no longer share a bedroom. Kate lives in Missouri and travels often to visit schools and libraries. Sarah lives in California. But the two sisters still enjoy working together, especially on their new series about a pair of circus mice. (By the way, "Klise" rhymes with "mice.")
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
JUV031010 - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Circus
