Louise Trapeze Is Totally 100% Fearless - Softcover

Ostow, Micol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553497421 ISBN 13: 9780553497427

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2016

Synopsis

Perfect for fans of IVY AND BEAN and JUNIE B. JONES, the LOUISE TRAPEZE series dazzles and delights emerging young readers with adorable color illustrations and spunky, sweet stories of one girl’s totally brave life in the circus.
 
Ladies and gentlemen! Boys and girls! Feast your eyes on the one, the only, Louise Trapeze! Louise performs with her parents and her best friend, Stella, in the Sweet Potato Circus. And today is Birthday Eve! That means tomorrow, Birthday Day, Louise officially turns seven. Seven is old enough to fly on the real flying trapeze. The big one. The one way high up in the sky, that makes her stomach flip-flop at the very sight. . . . Uh-oh! Could it be that Louise is not 100% fearless after all? Might she actually—gulp—be afraid of heights . . . ?

About this title

About the Author:

Fact: Micol Ostow is only about 63% fearless. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, her daughter, and a small French bulldog that is actually a gigantic ’fraidy-cat. Micol is the author of numerous books for young adults and children, but LOUISE TRAPEZE is her first chapter book series. Visit her at micolostow.com.
 
Brigette Barrager is an artist, illustrator, designer, and writer of children’s books, including the New York Times bestseller Uni the Unicorn. She resides in Los Angeles with her handsome husband, cute doggy, and terrible cat. Visit Brigette at brigetteb.com.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 1–3—Louise Trapeze is the exuberant daughter of trapeze artist parents, and her best friend, Stella Dee Saxophone, helps her parents train and perform with an elephant named Clementine. They are all part of the Sweet Potato Traveling Circus Troupe. Louise has been training on a Louise-size trapeze and a tight rope low to the ground as she waits to be old enough to perform with her parents. It is the eve of her birthday, which means that she will finally get the chance to perform. However, when she prepares to practice her routine in front of Stella and the ringmaster's son Fernando (her sworn enemy whom she calls Ferret-breath), something goes wrong. Louise doesn't want to climb high or fall to the net after she does the splits on the trapeze. Later that night when Louise and Stella are having a sleepover, Stella tells Louise that she doesn't have to be 100% fearless. This upsets Louise, who refuses to admit to anyone that she is afraid. The protagonist runs off and hides her brand-new tutu for her performance, and then believing she really has lost it, the rest of the troupe spread out to help her find it. Misadventure and revelations ensue. Louise is an adorable character with a genuine personality and larger-than-life emotions. Her fascination with knowing, using, and explaining big words is reminiscent of Fancy Nancy. The charming two-color illustrations throughout will help young readers interpret the story in this early chapter book. VERDICT A first purchase and dazzling readalike for "Ivy and Bean" (Chronicle) fans.—Nancy Jo Lambert, McSpedden Elementary Frisco, TX

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0553497421
• ISBN 13: 9780553497427
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Barrager Brigette