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2) Oliver
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Oliver the elephant looks elsewhere for employment after learning that the circus already has enough elephants.
4) The mermaid
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Once there was a mermaid called Amelia who could never be content in the sea, a mermaid who longed to know all the world and all its wonders, and so she came to live on land. Once there was a man called P. T. Barnum, a man who longed to make his fortune by selling the wondrous and miraculous, and there is nothing more miraculous than a real mermaid. Amelia agrees to play the mermaid for Barnum and walk among men in their world, believing she can leave...
5) Julius
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Davy and his father went hunting in Africa for animals for the circus. They especially wanted a gorilla. One day while everyone else was napping, Davy found Julius -- Julius the gorilla.
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"If you knew how dark tomorrow would be, what would you do with today? "This is the magic circus book that I have been looking for all my life."--Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart A Doorway Ringmaster -- Rin, to those who know her best -- can jump to different moments in time as easily as her wife, Odette, soars from bar to bar on the trapeze. And the circus they lead is a rare home and safe haven for magical misfits...
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Over 10 million copies sold worldwide! * Now A Broadway Musical Starring Grant Gustin and Isabella McCalla
#1 New York Times Bestseller * A Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today Bestseller
"This colorful headlong tale of a Depression-era circus simply can't be beat." —Stephen King
A Major Motion Picture starring
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Busy Betty has always been busy. Every day she wakes up with a million questions and a billion ideas! And today she has an amazing idea: she's throwing her mom a birthday party. Shhh . . . It's a surprise! Then Betty and her best friend, Mae, have the best idea of all: What if they threw Mom a circus surprise party?! It will be the greatest day in the history of the universe! Everything is perfect until Betty realizes oh, no! Mom's birthday isn't...
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"For humans, the circus is a place filled with wonder and amazement. For Harrow, though, it's a place to hide from those who slaughtered her entire clan. Disguising her abilities as part of her act has kept her true identity safe for years. Until he arrives. A strange new attraction with no name, no memory of who--or even what--he is, let alone an explanation for his odd yet deadly powers. But beneath the layers of anger and isolation, one glimpse...
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"On a summer evening in 1931, Lilly Blackwood glimpses circus lights from the grimy window of her attic bedroom. Lilly isn't allowed to explore the meadows around Blackwood Manor. She's never even ventured beyond her narrow room. Momma insists it's for Lilly's own protection, that people would be afraid if they saw her. But on this unforgettable night, Lilly is taken outside for the first time--and sold to the circus sideshow. More than two decades...
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Seven-year-old Louise Trapeze is upset that her BFF Stella is allowed to take care of Clementine the Elephant, and even Fernando, the Ferret-Breath kid, is trusted by their circus' ringmaster. Finally Louise gets her chance--she is to watch the three juggling chickens. Louise doesn't know that Oona, Loona, and Maude have minds of their own.
19) Circus
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Leaping lizards, marching snakes, a bear on the high wire, and others perform in a somewhat unusual circus.
20) Circus Mirandus
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"When he realizes that his grandfather's stories of an enchanted circus are true, Micah Tuttle sets out to find the mysterious Circus Mirandus--and to use its magic to save his grandfather's life"-- Provided by publisher.