Cannonball Simp (Weekly Reader)

by John Burningham

Hardcover, 1966

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823.914

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Bobbs-Merrill (1966), Edition: Weekly Reader Children's Book Club ed

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A small dog, abandoned near a trash dump and captured by a dog catcher, finds a home for herself when she is befriended by a circus clown whose act needs improving.

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LibraryThing member benkaboo

Great pictures underline a quiet happy sad story.

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LibraryThing member Chris.Wolak

One of my favorites from childhood. Recently re-read it and it holds up. Also provides a bit of a balm for Coulrophobia (clown phobia).

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1966

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