Jingle the Christmas Clown
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- Create Date：2021-10-17 01:21:38
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Tomie dePaola
- ISBN：1534466568
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Reviews
Melki
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A little Italian clown and some baby animals put on a show for a town that can't afford Christmas。 Definitely not one of Tomie's best。 The ending seemed very abrupt， and it makes me wonder if the library's copy might not be missing a few pages。 A little Italian clown and some baby animals put on a show for a town that can't afford Christmas。 Definitely not one of Tomie's best。 The ending seemed very abrupt， and it makes me wonder if the library's copy might not be missing a few pages。 。。。more
Stacy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is an adorable book to read at Christmas。
Christine
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I love the artwork in this wonderful story of kindness。 Its simplicity touches my heart every time I read it。
Kelly
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Another beautiful book by dePaola。 This time the circus is travelling through on a regular stop but since the people are poor MOST of the circus move on。 Jingle has a different idea。 Full of dePaola's signature style and lots of generosity。 Another beautiful book by dePaola。 This time the circus is travelling through on a regular stop but since the people are poor MOST of the circus move on。 Jingle has a different idea。 Full of dePaola's signature style and lots of generosity。 。。。more
Jana
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This is a nice holiday picture book that shares the story of how one lonely little clown learned that he was not too little to help the people in a small village celebrate Christmas Eve。 Jingle is in charge of the baby animals of a traveling circus。 When he is left to care for the animals while the rest of the circus travels on to a more affluent city to perform， he receives the generous hospitality and care of the older townspeople。 As a way of repaying them， he decides to perform a circus show This is a nice holiday picture book that shares the story of how one lonely little clown learned that he was not too little to help the people in a small village celebrate Christmas Eve。 Jingle is in charge of the baby animals of a traveling circus。 When he is left to care for the animals while the rest of the circus travels on to a more affluent city to perform， he receives the generous hospitality and care of the older townspeople。 As a way of repaying them， he decides to perform a circus show with the baby animals on Christmas Eve and learns to true magic of giving。 。。。more
Carfig
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Heart-warming story of a traveling circus that must leave the youngest troupe members behind in a small town that has hit upon hard times and can't afford to pay for the circus this year。 The young clown and baby animals figure out a way to have a happy Christmas anyway。 Love the animal illustrations！ The young clown is always in makeup， but that probably helps reinforce the idea to young audiences。 Heart-warming story of a traveling circus that must leave the youngest troupe members behind in a small town that has hit upon hard times and can't afford to pay for the circus this year。 The young clown and baby animals figure out a way to have a happy Christmas anyway。 Love the animal illustrations！ The young clown is always in makeup， but that probably helps reinforce the idea to young audiences。 。。。more
Kirstin
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Rowan's favourite Christmas read of 2017。 Rowan's favourite Christmas read of 2017。 。。。more
Lori
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Delightful way to spend Christmas Day - reading through our family collection of Christmas books。 Gift of 1993 and signed by the author。 Bonus recipe in the back for Stelline d'Oro Cookies。 Delightful way to spend Christmas Day - reading through our family collection of Christmas books。 Gift of 1993 and signed by the author。 Bonus recipe in the back for Stelline d'Oro Cookies。 。。。more
Joan
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Every year， Il Circo Piccolo 。 。 。 the Little Circus 。 。 。 travels across the country and plays a special Christmas Eve performance at a small village。 But this year the village is practically empty: the crops did not grow well and most of the shops are closed。 And so is the church。 The people have no money。 Only the old-timers are left。 The Impresario leaves Jingle the Clown， who is too young and too small to perform with the other clowns， and the baby animals in the village and hurries away to Every year， Il Circo Piccolo 。 。 。 the Little Circus 。 。 。 travels across the country and plays a special Christmas Eve performance at a small village。 But this year the village is practically empty: the crops did not grow well and most of the shops are closed。 And so is the church。 The people have no money。 Only the old-timers are left。 The Impresario leaves Jingle the Clown， who is too young and too small to perform with the other clowns， and the baby animals in the village and hurries away to the next village to perform there。The townspeople help Jingle set up the tent for the baby animals， but everyone is sad that there will be nothing special for Christmas Eve。 But Jingle and the baby animals come up with a plan for a special present for the villagers。 Can their gift bring the happiness of Christmas to the people of the village？ Readers young and old will treasure this sweet narrative that celebrates the spirit of Christmas and spotlights the joy of giving， both of which shine through in this special story。Highly recommended。 。。。more
Jo Oehrlein
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The baby animals and youngest clown stay in a town that can no longer support a circus performance。 For Christmas Eve， they give a show from their heart。
Jessie
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Cute story about very young people/animals and very old people making a Christmas celebration together when they thought they couldn't。I found the ending a bit abrupt。 Cute story about very young people/animals and very old people making a Christmas celebration together when they thought they couldn't。I found the ending a bit abrupt。 。。。more
Judy
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I started reading Tomie dePaola's books because of the Italian settings。 Here， he uses a small Italian village that has fallen on hard times。 Along comes a traveling circus with baby animals and a young clown 。。。 what follows is Christmas magic。（This is the only Christmas book I've seen that features a circus。） I started reading Tomie dePaola's books because of the Italian settings。 Here， he uses a small Italian village that has fallen on hard times。 Along comes a traveling circus with baby animals and a young clown 。。。 what follows is Christmas magic。（This is the only Christmas book I've seen that features a circus。） 。。。more
Nancy
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love this story
jacky
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Too long for William to enjoy at three years old， but I enjoyed the heart warming tale of the young giving a self made gift to the old。 Very much filled with the true meaning of Christmas。
Deborah Harris
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AR Quiz No。 81200 EN FictionAccelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: 3。6 - AR Pts: 0。5Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP
Jordan
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I don't know， that village doesn't look empty to me。 This may just be some old-people conspiracy to cheat a confused child-clown out of a free performance from his dancing monkeys。 Or an adult-clown conspiracy to ditch their gullible child-clown。 Or both！Also， ew， clowns。 I don't know， that village doesn't look empty to me。 This may just be some old-people conspiracy to cheat a confused child-clown out of a free performance from his dancing monkeys。 Or an adult-clown conspiracy to ditch their gullible child-clown。 Or both！Also， ew， clowns。 。。。more
Anne
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A regular in our Christmas basket！
Karen Witzler
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My daughter loved this book and its circus themed Italian Christmas。
Samantha
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Such a cute book！ The illustrations are amazing， as I expected from dePaola。 He never fails to amaze。 This is a wonderful book that shows that anyone， no matter how small， can make a difference if they have a BIG heart =）
Patricia
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This is a really cute story about a piccolo pagliaccio--"little clown" named Jingle who brings his even tinier version of Il Circo Piccolo "The small Circus，" to a village。 Set in Italia， this story is very heartwarming and beautifully done。 The townsfolk are sweet and Jingle is a true shining golden star---Stelline d'oro。 The illustrations are easily recognized as being by Tomie dePaola with the warmth and tenderness they always seem to exude。 The last page includes a very simple recipe to mak This is a really cute story about a piccolo pagliaccio--"little clown" named Jingle who brings his even tinier version of Il Circo Piccolo "The small Circus，" to a village。 Set in Italia， this story is very heartwarming and beautifully done。 The townsfolk are sweet and Jingle is a true shining golden star---Stelline d'oro。 The illustrations are easily recognized as being by Tomie dePaola with the warmth and tenderness they always seem to exude。 The last page includes a very simple recipe to make a wonderful batch of Donna Chiara's Stelline d'Oro Cookies written by Mary Ann Esposito， host of the public television show "Ciao Italia" for you and your little reader。 My oven is literally warming up as I write and the ingredients have been placed on the island in the kitchen。 A very nice way to end a story。 Yum！ For those familiar with the Accelerated Reader Program， this is a 3。6 level book。 。。。more
Alexandria K
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This book has cute very adorable pictures。 My favorite picture is when they do the pyramid。
Doreen
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