Ladybug Book #5: The Circus Ship

The Circus Ship is written and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen, an author/illustrator from Maine. First and second graders really liked the book - here are some of their thoughts:

This is a wonderful book with beautiful and magical illustrations.
I loved all the animals and how they hid from the mean circus boss.
It was definitely funny when the animals were camouflaged.
Mr. Paine wasn't very observant if he couldn't find them!
When the tiger saved Emma Rose, I had a text-to-world connection to the job of a firefighter.
The book had a lot of good rhymes.
I like that it was based on a true story! I liked the animals' happy ending.