Parsely, Elise. If You
Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don’t! Little, Brown and Company, 2017. $17.99.
Content: G. PICTURE BOOK.
The poster read, “You Can Do Anything at the Library” and
Magnolia did just that. She brought a
circus. She twirled and leaped, but
asked the audience to hold the applause, because you need to be quiet in a
library. She dressed up like a clown and
got a pie in the face and tried to hand out concessions. But she learned that you can’t clap, cheer,
or hand out concessions in the library. Magnolia
tried to boom from her canon, but it didn’t work. Luckily there were some great books handy and
she kept her audience spellbound by reading to them. Then her canon went kaboom and she learned
that circuses are just too noisy for libraries.
Magnolia has other books that tell you what NOT to do. Such as, If
You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t and If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the
Beach, Don’t. Magnolia is a sparkling
and energetic main character that you can’t help but root for, even though you
know that what she’s doing is going to end in disaster. The author manages to portray the vivid
imagination of childhood by the story and the bright, charming artwork. The male librarian is portrayed in a positive
light and it’s actually another patron who does all the shushing. This book would be a great choice for a
circus storytime.
Pre-K, EL-ADVISABLE.
Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS. 
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