44 tiny acrobats

by Sylvia Bishop

Join brave and spirited heroine Betsy and her forty-four tiny mice in a thrilling new adventure.
When Fry’s Circus of Wonders pitches its tent opposite Betsy’s house, Betsy feels a strange sense of longing. But Grandad can’t even bear to look at it – it stirs up too many painful memories of Grandma’s days as a circus performer.
As her parents rally round Grandad, Betsy slips away to see the show. But Betsy isn’t the only one enjoying the spectacle – her forty-four mice have escaped and seem intent on joining in! As the mice gatecrash the magic act, disaster strikes and Betsy finds herself facing up to the odious ringmaster with a lot of explaining to do…
Beautifully illustrated in two-colour, this is the second adventure for Besty and her forty-four mice, from the acclaimed duo behind THE BOOKSHOP GIRL . For fans of ISADORA MOON, AMELIA FANG, OTTOLINE and HARPER.

180 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2020

About the author

Sylvia Bishop spent an entire childhood reading fiction, dreaming up stories and pretending. She then tried very hard to get to grips with the real world by studying politics and going in to social science research. This was a shock. Thankfully, she discovered improvised comedy at university, which allowed her to carry on making up stories for at least 30% of her waking hours.

Now she writes her stories down, preferably by lamp-light with tea. She only ever really writes the bad ones: the good ones write themselves without warning, generally when she was planning to go to bed.

Sylvia now lives in London, where she continues to work in research, and is one half of improvised comedy duo the Peablossom Cabaret. Her first book for young readers, Erica’s Elephant, was published by Scholastic in 2016, followed by The Bookshop Girl in April 2017. Sylvia’s third novel, The Secret of the Night Train, is out now.

Reviews

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was ok.
As I'm not a 7 year old girl I don't enjoy it as much as they would. My y3 children will enjoy this book next week

[Yvette · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second in the trilogy and it was as good as the first. Betsy and the mice are off to the circus but she is conflicted as she has to keep it a secret from her family. This touches on themes of forgiveness and restitution in an age appropriate way. Best line goes to Grandpa “I once pretended to nap for three days when your mother wanted to organise a party”.

[Moon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super cute!