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Title details for Busy Betty & the Circus Surprise by Reese Witherspoon - Available

Busy Betty & the Circus Surprise

by Reese Witherspoon
Xindi Yan
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Academy Award–winning actress, founder of Hello Sunshine, and bestselling author, Reese Witherspoon is back with a second picture book in the New York Times bestselling Busy Betty series!
"A sure bet for a kid-tested, puppy-approved storytime."— Kirkus reviews
Busy Betty has always been busy. Every day she wakes up with a million questions and a billion ideas! And today she has an amazing idea: she’s throwing her mom a birthday party. Shhh . . . It’s a surprise!
Then Betty and her best friend, Mae, have the best idea of all: What if they threw Mom a circus surprise party?! It will be the greatest day in the history of the universe!
Everything is perfect until Betty realizes—oh, no!—Mom’s birthday isn’t today . . . it’s next month. Whatever will they do with their circus surprise now?
Reese Witherspoon’s Busy Betty is an exuberant, smart, and larger-than-life character who encourages young readers to tackle each obstacle with enthusiasm, excitement, and big ideas.
Praise for Busy Betty:
“A fun and high-spirited story for the fans of Fancy Nancy, Pinkalicious, or Freckleface Strawberry.”—School Library Journal
“Extreme angles effectively convey a sense of perpetual motion . . . Witherspoon’s rollicking text never holds back . . . As Betty says, “Being busy is a great way to be.” Young readers are sure to agree.”—Kirkus Reviews

  • Creators

  • Series

    Busy Betty

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 3, 2023

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780593525135
    Kindle restrictions

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 550
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      August 15, 2023
      Actor and author Witherspoon's Busy Betty is back for another rollicking adventure. Betty, a light-skinned child with enormous purple glasses and bouncy blond pigtails, always has "a MILLION questions and a BILLION ideas." Betty's latest idea is a big birthday surprise for Mom. To that end, Betty has enlisted best friends Mae (tan-skinned with dark hair) and Jeffrey (dark-skinned with soft locs) to help. First they list the things Betty's mom likes. Then, exclaiming "Sweet cinnamon biscuits!" Betty lands on the idea of building a "humongous, tremendous, stupendous" backyard circus, starring the friends as clowns. The trio need costumes, makeup, a trapeze, a big tent, and most of all...a lion to tame--in the form of Betty's dog, Frank, who is none too keen. Unfortunately, it turns out that Mom's birthday isn't until next month, but Betty knows just how to fix the situation. Witherspoon's jaunty, vivid text and Yan's pastel palette and exaggerated design effectively convey Betty's energy and spontaneity, keeping readers on the edge of their seats with each dramatic page turn. The author and illustrator have created another familiar and easily resolved tale, likely setting the stage for an ongoing series. (This book was reviewed digitally.) A sure bet for a kid-tested, puppy-approved storytime. (Picture book. 3-6)

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Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:550
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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