Harper and the Circus of Dreams (Hardback)

A beautifully written, lyrical tale featuring a cast of funny and loveable characters, created by CBeebies’ presenter Cerrie Burnell and stunningly illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson. Late one evening as the stars begin to twinkle, Harper and her friends are flying on the scarlet umbrella when they see a girl running on air, skipping along a tightrope. She leads them to the Circus of Dreams, suspended in the air by hot air balloons. As the children meet the mermaid acrobat, the spectacular circus baker, the mysterious fortune teller and the acrobatics troop, they begin to realise something about Harper’s past…

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    Cerrie Burnell

    Cerrie Burnell is a much-loved presenter on Cbeebies, and now she’s an author too! Check out her picture books Snowflakes and Mermaid, and Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella, her first novel for young readers. All Cerrie’s titles are illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson.

  • Awards

    Laura Ellen Anderson has won the Leeds Book Award and the Islington Schools Book Award.

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