Esme is seriously bored of all the work and practice her mother keeps insisting she does in order to perfect her circus performance. So when an idea forms in Esme's head of adding some fun animals to her performance, she knows just who to call ... her cousins at Maclinkey Castle who have all manner of odd pets. With little rehearsal Esme and her act perform on the high wire. But disaster strikes and her co-stars tumble to the ground. Donk won't wake up and now everyone in town thinks that Circus Miranda is cruel to animals. What can Esme do to stop the crowds from leaving the circus? The answer lies in her punishment of being made to run the lowly sweet treats stand and being banned from performing. With a little bit of maple syrup, chocolate, caramel and a dash of teamwork, surely the kids can tempt the crowds back...?

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Amazing Esme .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Hachette Children's Group .

Ellie Wharton's career in children's books began in the rights department of a small London-based publisher, taking her to book fairs all over the world. Ellie went on to work at Egmont, publishing children's authors including Michael Morpurgo and Giles Andreae. She is the author of many children's books including Michael Recycle, following the trials and tribulations of a green superhero, which has sold over 200, 000 copies worldwide. Dylan's Amazing Dinosaur series is one of many bestselling series and books created with writing partner Tamara Macfarlane.