Books like Olivia Saves the Circus
By Ian Falconer
For the kid who turns every show-and-tell into a starring role, Olivia's version of events is bigger, bolder, and entirely her own. Theatrical, deadpan-funny, dry wit wrapped in a child's grand storytelling.
A little rock named Petra believes she's a mighty mountain, but a dog's fetch sends her tumbling into a bird's nest, a pond, and a string of brand-new identities.
A bored little girl meets a talking potato who claims kids are the truly boring ones, so she sets out to prove him wrong with cartwheels, jokes, and wild imagination.
Two kids stuck inside on a rainy day get an uninvited visitor — a tall cat in a striped hat who promises fun and games while their mother is away.
A determined bunny stacks cardboard boxes into an imaginary city, insisting on doing it solo — until building alone starts to feel like something's missing.
A small girl with big fashion opinions insists on wearing her own wild, colorful outfit — polka dots, stripes, and all — despite everyone in her family telling her to dress differently.
A little red chicken just can't sit still through bedtime stories, jumping into Hansel and Gretel and Little Red Riding Hood to save the characters herself, much to her patient papa's dismay.
A newly out-of-work princess sets out to win a prince's hand by passing a queen's tricky tests — but the real question is whether a crown is even the prize she wants.
A Siamese cat who imagines he's a bold Chihuahua bounces into his closet and lands in a snowy make-believe forest, where the seven Chimichangos dare him to kiss a frozen princess awake.
A boy named Henry doesn't read books, he eats them — and the more he eats, the smarter he gets, until his overstuffed stomach forces him to find a new way to love books.
A little fly who can already walk on walls, see in every direction, and fly keeps a diary of her big dream: becoming a full-fledged superhero, alongside best friends Worm and Spider.
A little girl wakes up one Thursday with a full set of antlers growing out of her head, and while the doctor and school principal panic, the cook and kitchen maid find surprising uses for them.
A boy imagines a very special house — one built entirely from his own head — where a turtle, a dead mouse, and an old lion can all move in, and nobody ever says stop.
