Circus Girl

by Jack Sendak, Maurice Sendak

The story of the little circus girl Flora flourishes under the care of the gifted Sendak brothers in this, one of their few collaborations.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1957

Reviews

[Honore]

Sendak super fans only! The writing is a bit longwinded and there are not enough illustrations to balance out the story. Don't see myself revisiting this one.

[Becca Stokes]

Writing a circus play. If you have no plans for the next EIGHTY YEARS, feel free to talk to me about it.

[Allie]

More of a book for an intermediate reader (which is where we shelve it) rather than a picture book. This came across my desk when I was changing over display books from our Sendak exhibit. It's an interesting and sweet story that would be a nice read aloud for an early-elementary kid.

[Hazel]

It must suck to live in the shadow of your brother. Perhaps Jack Sendak should have stayed away from books. Maybe take up gardening. The book was long and super-wordy.

[Sasha]

I wanted so badly to love this, because Sendak is my spirit wild thing. But as gorgeous as his quiet nighttime city scene scapes were, the writing itself just felt bombastic for kids. Also, Flora was a bit strange and not in a quirky heroine way.

[Cynthia]

Nice writing. Sensible story with easy plot.

[Diana Polansky]

For anyone who loves Maurice Sendak, is intrigued by the circus, is considered an outsider, wonders about "the other", is an entertainer, made giddy by pretty pictures, etc.