Mr Galliano's Circus Story Collection (Bumper Short Story Collections)

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Jimmy learns how to treat Lotta when she doesn't come for lessons - he tracks her down and grabs her by the hair and hauls her to the caravan where his mother is waiting for them — "Here's a new monkey, Mother! Blyton's ability to tap into the secret world of childhood dreams and wish fulfilment was extraordinary.

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Madame Prunella joins the show with her talking parrots, and so do three new clowns (Twinkle, Pippi and Google), a performing seal and twelve zebras. Galliano himself, Jimmy is lucky enough to be hailed at by a cute little lass who could well be Carlotta, a circus girl known to many Blyton fans and whose school experiences were followed in the landmark 'St.

Jimmy's a very lucky boy to be shown round like this because you'd think that all the local guys and girls would be hanging around the camp but it's not so.says Jimmy to himself but sure enough, the little ragamuffin has left her ragged old frock behind in the caravan and is now a vision of beauty complete with a silver crown on her head and a silver wand in her hand. I'm sure there would be/could be/should be a psychological study into the Blyton we love and what it says about us. Jimmy Brown doesn't exactly "run away to join the circus" but it's a dream come true for him when his father gets a job as carpenter for Mr. Boards rubbed and marked, spine sunned with a closed tear to rear edge, pages foxed, coloured pencil colouring to illustration o page 73, otherwise, clean throughout.