Peter Spier's Circus - (Picture Yearling Book) (Paperback)

About the Book

Caldecott-winning illustrator Peter Spier presents clowns, jugglers, acrobats, elephants, dogs--and even a hippopotamus--that appear under the big top. Full color.

Book Synopsis

Come join the circus as Caldecott Medal-winner Peter Spier takes you for a look under the big top!

The circus is coming to town! Take your front row seat to see how a circus runs--from setting up the tent to performing center ring. Go soaring through the air on the flying trapeze and see how performers from all over the world come together to put on a show. With showbiz excitement that only the circus can create--and Peter Spier's signature humorous details waiting to be discovered on every page--this book is a guaranteed ticket to fun and adventure.

Review Quotes

"A treat!"--Kirkus

"This premier illustrator offers a glorious new treat. . . . Children will undoubtedly want to pore over it."--School Library Journal

About the Author

PETER SPIER was one of America's most popular and renowned children's illustrators. His books, acclaimed by critics and readers alike, won numerous awards and honors: Noah's Ark won the Caldecott Medal and The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night is a Caldecott Honor Book. His book People was awarded the Christopher medal, was nominated for an American Book Award, and received the National Mass Media Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews for "outstanding contributions to better human relations and the cause of brotherhood."

Spier was born and educated in Amsterdam. Before coming to the United States he served in the Royal Dutch Navy. He illustrated more than 100 books and was also an avid and celebrated builder of model ships. Peter Spier died in 2017 at the age of 89.