Silly Little Mouse and Other Poems

The Greatest Show on Earth

Amazing Esme and the Pirate Circus

Ripley's Fun Facts & Silly Stories Kids' Annual 2016: One Zany Day!

The Circus at the End of the Sea

Greatest Show Off Earth

The Starlight Ballerina

Slam Dunk Jokes for Kids

“Ice cream, Strawberry, Peppermint, Lime,Step this way and stand in line!”In 1920s Soviet Russia, writer and poet Samuil Marshak and graphic artist Vladimir Lebedev came together to bring the energy and boldness of Russian avant-garde art into children's publishing. The results of this remarkable collaboration were a series of stunning picture books, four of which are collected and reproduced in full here, newly translated, together in one volume for the first time.The Circus, Ice Cream, How the Plane Made a Plane, and Yesterday and Today are overtly modern and graphically striking. Marshak's joyful rhymes are visually built into Lebedev's illustrations, where figures, objects, and even lettering are simplified into brightly colored geometric shapes. The four stories are a wonderful celebration of modern life, and continue to energize and inspire readers decades after their creation.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Silly Little Mouse and Other Poems

Samuel Marshak, Samuil Marshak, 2004

The Greatest Show on Earth

Mini Grey, 2022

Amazing Esme and the Pirate Circus

Tamara Macfarlane, 2012

Ripley's Fun Facts & Silly Stories Kids' Annual 2016: One Zany Day!

Ripley Entertainment Inc., 2016

The Circus at the End of the Sea

Lori R. Snyder, 2021

Greatest Show Off Earth

Margaret Mahy, 1994

The Starlight Ballerina

Deborah Jones, Nicola Baxter, 2005

Slam Dunk Jokes for Kids

Sports Illustrated Kids, Bob Phillips, 2014