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If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't! (Magnolia Says DON'T!, 3) Hardcover – Picture Book, May 2, 2017
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If you see a poster that says "You Can Do Anything at the Library!", it is NOT giving you permission to put on a circus! But Magnolia doesn't see any problem with setting up her own big top. She's got a lot of gusto and one mean human cannonball routine. So what if her greatest show on Earth won't fit between the bookshelves? Elise Parsley's boldly expressive illustrations perfectly complement this mostly-librarian-approved guide on how to be everything BUT quiet in the library!
- Reading age4 - 8 years
- Print length40 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelPreschool - 3
- Lexile measureAD610L
- Dimensions9.5 x 0.5 x 12.25 inches
- PublisherLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publication dateMay 2, 2017
- ISBN-100316376612
- ISBN-13978-0316376617
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Get ready to laugh out loud with more hilarious hijinks from Elise Parsley! | The first book in the hilarious, New York Times bestselling Magnolia Says DON'T! series. | Magnolia is back with the perfect entertainment for a trip to the beach: a piano! But it isn't exactly music to anyone's ears… | Leopold is the star of the zoo, until an unlikely look-a-like comes along. How far will he go to be top giraffe? Get ready to laugh! | Roy is determined to protect his clover. But as he gets absorbed in the books about guarding it, the clover continues to disappear. | Deck the halls, and walk the plank, with a festive and fun holiday fiasco that only Magnolia could dream up. | Play time, nap time, TUMMY TIME! This playful board book illustrates baby's daily activities in fun verse. |
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"Good fun to read aloud."
―Kirkus Reviews
"This enjoyable romp through the library with Magnolia will engage young readers and keep them looking forward to her next adventure."―School Library Journal
"Spunky little Magnolia continues to push rules to the limit and offer not-so-useful, but always entertaining, advice in her latest outing....Magnolia has to get creative when her human cannonball trick hits a snag....Though the ultimate conclusion is that circuses aren't library-appropriate, the story offers a fun way to address proper library behavior without ignoring the joy books can bring."
―Booklist
"Bright illustrations and plenty of laugh-out-loud humor."―Brightly
Praise for If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't!:
"Magnolia's voice is wonderfully childlike... but her facial expressions top all, perfectly capturing both her exuberance and her mood swings."―Kirkus Reviews
Praise for If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!:
A New York Times Bestseller
"Parsley's digitally created illustrations brim with energy and just-edgy-enough humor... and the well-chosen school-day details in both the artwork and text... deliver a steady stream of laughs."
―Publishers Weekly
"[It] revels in the rampage of the id-here in the form of a formidable and toothy crocodilian. Elise Parsley's jaunty second-person narration is matched by comically expressive and detailed digital artwork that seems to shout from the page."―Wall Street Journal
"Children are likely to get a kick out of Magnolia's not-quite-contrite tone and the colorful chaos her giant pet creates."―New York Times
"This is an engaging debut picture book [that] will appeal to a wide age range. Here's hoping for more adventures with Magnolia!"―School Library Journal
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Product details
- Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (May 2, 2017)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 40 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0316376612
- ISBN-13 : 978-0316376617
- Reading age : 4 - 8 years
- Lexile measure : AD610L
- Grade level : Preschool - 3
- Item Weight : 1 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.5 x 0.5 x 12.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #231,702 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #177 in Comedic Dramas & Plays
- #314 in Children’s Books about Libraries & Reading
- #5,692 in Children's Activity Books (Books)
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About the author
Elise Parsley has written and illustrated If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't!, and the bestselling If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! which was her debut picture book. She lives in South Dakota with her husband.
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We looked forward to this new Magnolia story eagerly. It did not disappoint. The facial expressions on all the characters are very funny and so accurate to how kids react to the world. The little details reward re-reading the book with your kids as they discover what happened to that feathery headband thingy that Magnolia was wearing way back at the beginning of the book.
The story structure is well-crafted. Magnolia's growing anxiety as she tries repeatedly to impress her audience (while staying within the strictures of the library environment) build an effective story conflict for our 4-year-old and 2-year-old. Second-Born's concerned warnings to Magnolia on every read-through get louder every time, until the tension is released as he shouts, "BA-BOOM-BAAAA!" at the appropriate moment - his favorite in the book. First-Born is much more concerned with Magnolia avoiding making messes, being kind, and helping clean up. Her favorite moment is a bit unexpected. It's the moment near the beginning when the librarian warns Magnolia in a whisper to "Just don't let it get too noisy." I asked her why it was her favorite part, and she said, "He just looks like a really good librarian."
The comic relief moments are plentiful and multi-level - parents will appreciate some subtle touches too. And there are a few references to previous Magnolia books that loyal fans will appreciate. That girl loves her egg and cheese sandwiches.
The book facilitates discussions with children on multiple levels, too. Some of the topics that have just organically come out of this book (without our trying to force anything) include: following rules, being kind, making (and cleaning up) messes, being selfless (e.g. being quiet so the teenager in the library can finish his apparent dissertation research), trying to impress an audience, making decisions to get others' approval, taking things too literally (a poster that says "YOU CAN DO ANYTHING AT THE LIBRARY!" is a key tension in the plot), problem-solving, and the power of imagination.
I originally gave the book six stars, but was regretfully forced to remove one because of its irresponsible condonation of the inappropriate indoor use of crew-served field artillery by small children. Shocking!
Magnolia has previously brought an alligator to school and a piano to the beach. So is a circus in the library a good idea? Well, the poster says...."You Can Do Anything at the Library!"
I work in a public library and have a small grandson who adores being read to as well as visiting the library so this newest book was a great fit for us.
He was interested in the book right away - the cover caught his eye - and it held his interest 'til the last page.
He started to remember the 'chorus' line with repeated readings...."You can do anything at the library - except......" and shouted the lines as they came up. There's a wonderful rhythm to reading this book out loud and so many opportunities to be vocally expressive. I do wonder if another word could have been found for 'concessions' (used in the food sense) as I ended up paraphrasing. There's a countdown moment that he loved as well.
Subsequent readings had us stopping to look at the pictures more closely (Library Gramma quite enjoyed the posters!) to see details more closely. There's lots of opportunity for discussion based on the book - talking about what his library looked like and what he does at the library and what he might like to do - both 'approved' and over the top like Magnolia. I do want to say as a library employee that things have changed over the years. Things do get 'loud' at the library sometimes and we do bring in 'events'. Not a circus so far though....
Magnolia as a lead character is wonderful - she is full of life, enthusiasm and imagination. The illustrations are colourful and quirky. The facial expressions allow a little one to interpret what the characters might be thinking or feeling.
Gramma and Little Guy both enjoyed this book.