Orem Library

Step right up for Dr. Seusss classic rhyming picture-book tale of young Morris McGurks big circus dreams. This circus has more than a mere lion tamer and trapeze artist! At the Circus McGurkus, youll be intrigued by the wink-hooded Hoodwink, terrified by the Spotted Atrocious, and amazed by the daring feats of the great Sneelock. And these are just a few of the astonishing things youll find under this big top. Told...

Spot, a polka-dot leopard who can change colors and even juggle his own spots, tries to convince two children that he is special enough to be exhibited in the zoo.

Oliver the elephant looks elsewhere for employment after learning that the circus already has enough elephants.

Julius is as happy to find Davy and his father in the African jungle as they are eager to find a gorilla for the circus, but one day Julius frightens away his audience.

Two mice and a crow, who travel with a circus, cleaning up the spilled popcorn after every performance, come to the rescue when a greedy con artist takes over the management of the circus.

A circus bear has trouble hibernating and dreaming up a new act at the same time.

Gisselda and Bop, true children of the circus, stand up to the snarling tiger on the terrible day that the whole performance goes wrong.

George the curious monkey borrows a bike, delivers newspapers, joins a circus, saves a bear from a tree, goes home a hero.

When Quantz stops to pet a big red dog, what does he get for his efforts? FLEAS! And those fleas are itchy! So he trades them for a talking uncle, but that uncle just talks too much, so Quantz is happy to give him up for a huge wheel of limburger cheese. But that cheese is too heavy, so he trades it for a beat up banjo . . . then an auburn wig . . . a tiny pet rabbit . . . a dried up bone . . . and finally a big red dogwho becomes a fast friend....