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Circus #3
Circus Days Again
Jimmy and Lotta decide something must be done about the new ringmaster. since he arrived everything has started to go wrong for the famous circus.
184 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1942
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Enid Blyton
5,134 books6,313 followersSee also:
Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)
Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.
Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.
Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.
According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.
See also her pen name Mary Pollock
Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)
Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.
Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.
Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.
According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.
See also her pen name Mary Pollock
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April 14, 2019
So many lessons and morals to this story. Love Enid Blyton.
With a clown named Google and a bear cub named Dobby, I couldn’t help but wonder if some of the common names today came from this one story 😂
With a clown named Google and a bear cub named Dobby, I couldn’t help but wonder if some of the common names today came from this one story 😂
June 13, 2021
This book is a continuation, it is about a great change in the circus,the ringmaster. Jimmy and Lotta got into trouble a lot. Nobody liked the ringmaster. Lotta didn’t give up and found a way to save the circus.
October 6, 2021
Tells us the importance of good leadership and a healthy work environment. Never expected such lessons to come from a book meant for kids. I'm pleasantly surprised. Good stuff, and a happy ending. Glad I read this to visit some childhood nostalgia.
December 15, 2021
Mrs Galliano is ill, so Mr Galliano leaves the circus in the hands of the unpleasant enchanter Britomart. Soon life is so unpleasant that many circus folk are planning on leaving, plucky Lotta takes matters into her own hands to save the circus we all know and love
December 8, 2022
The best of the Galliano's circus series where it nearly leads to complete disaster when Mrs Galliano falls ill and she and her husband go away so she can recuperate. A critique on good and bad management styles.
January 6, 2022
Not bad, surprisingly.
January 25, 2023
This one is the weakest in the series but this is like the best series ever so its okay:)
May 24, 2023
DO READ THIS BOOK. A MUST READ FOR ALL AGES.
July 29, 2024
Really enjoyed this book a really lovely story about characters sticking together!
June 25, 2025
EL LIBRO DE MI INFANCIA
October 23, 2016
It is awesome
March 12, 2017
Seru!
Bayangkan jika saat kecil kita bs leluasa berkeluaran di area sirkus. Pasti akan menjadi pengalaman tak terlupakan.
Bayangkan jika saat kecil kita bs leluasa berkeluaran di area sirkus. Pasti akan menjadi pengalaman tak terlupakan.
February 21, 2011
Kali ini Sirkus Galliano Main lagiii...Asyikk itu artinya kita bakal ketemuan dengan Jimmy dan anjingnya yang pandai, Lucky; Lotta, yang bandel ^_^; Oona si pemain akrobat; Stanley si badut yang super kocak; Lal & Laddo, pemain-pemain berkuda, ayah-ibu Lotta; Pak Tonks dan Jumbo, sang gajah; Liliput dan monyet-monyetnya, terutama si Jemima; Pak Wally dan Sammy si simpanse.
Ada juga pemain-pemain baru seperti Pak Volla dan beruang-beruangnya yang jinak tapi canggung; Madame Prunella, yang jahil, baik, namun kalau sudah marah, suka mengamuk, beserta nuri-nurinya terutama Gringle (Acar dan Saus ^_^).
Sirkus Galliano makin besar saja dan pertunjukkan semakin sukses di Bigminton. Tetapi di hari terakhir pertunjukan, terjadi angin ribut sehingga pertunjukan diakhiri setengah jam lebih cepat. Dan terjadi bencana, tenda besar melayang ditiup angin dan mendarat menutupi karavan Madame Prunella ^_^. Dobby dan Grizel, 2 dari beruang-beruang Pak Volla melarikan diri karena ketakutan. Seperti biasa, Jimmy, Lucky dan Lotta mencarinya dan berhasil menemukannya.
Rombongan sirkus pun kemudian bertambah anggotanya. Pippi dan Twinkle, kedua badut kembar; Google, badut yang super kocak namun hanya di arena saja, di luarnya selalu bermuka masam, beserta anjingnya, Squib; Zeno dan zebra-zebranya; Pierre dengan anjing lautnya, Neptunus, dan kedua anak gadisnya yang bandel, Lisa & Jeanne; dan terakhir si ahli sulap, Britomart.
Di tempat yang baru, pertunjukan berlangsung sukses namun kegembiraan tidak berlangsung lama. Tessa Galliano, istri Pak Galliano, sakit keras dan harus dirawat di rumah sakit dan sesudah sembuh pun harus berlibur di tempat yang tenang. Pimpinan pertunjukan diserahkan pada Britomart. Britomart memang pandai memimpin pertunjukan dan hasilnya semakin sukses, namun kehidupan sehari-hari awak sirkus menjadi muram.
Lotta dilarang naik Si Hitam Manis; binatang-binatang sirkus harus dikandangkan semua, termasuk Jemima, Sammy, beruang-beruang Pak Volla; Jimmy dilarang mendekati kandang-kandang binatang. Bahkan terjadi pertengkaran antara Madame Prunella dan Britomart. Oh, tentu saja sajak hebat yang diajarkan pada salah satu nuri Madame Prunella, Sally:
Britomart
selalu sok tahu
dan berhati batu!
Karena tidak tahan, hampir semua awak sirkus mengundurkan diri. Tapi Lal dan Laddo tidak bisa mengundurkan diri, karena mereka sudah menandatangani perjanjian kontrak kerja selama setahun dan itu termasuk Lotta. Karena itu, Lotta kabur....
Ke mana Lotta pergi? Dan apa yang terjadi kemudian? Bisakah keadaan kembali baik?
Silahkan baca biar tidak penasaran...
Ada juga pemain-pemain baru seperti Pak Volla dan beruang-beruangnya yang jinak tapi canggung; Madame Prunella, yang jahil, baik, namun kalau sudah marah, suka mengamuk, beserta nuri-nurinya terutama Gringle (Acar dan Saus ^_^).
Sirkus Galliano makin besar saja dan pertunjukkan semakin sukses di Bigminton. Tetapi di hari terakhir pertunjukan, terjadi angin ribut sehingga pertunjukan diakhiri setengah jam lebih cepat. Dan terjadi bencana, tenda besar melayang ditiup angin dan mendarat menutupi karavan Madame Prunella ^_^. Dobby dan Grizel, 2 dari beruang-beruang Pak Volla melarikan diri karena ketakutan. Seperti biasa, Jimmy, Lucky dan Lotta mencarinya dan berhasil menemukannya.
Rombongan sirkus pun kemudian bertambah anggotanya. Pippi dan Twinkle, kedua badut kembar; Google, badut yang super kocak namun hanya di arena saja, di luarnya selalu bermuka masam, beserta anjingnya, Squib; Zeno dan zebra-zebranya; Pierre dengan anjing lautnya, Neptunus, dan kedua anak gadisnya yang bandel, Lisa & Jeanne; dan terakhir si ahli sulap, Britomart.
Di tempat yang baru, pertunjukan berlangsung sukses namun kegembiraan tidak berlangsung lama. Tessa Galliano, istri Pak Galliano, sakit keras dan harus dirawat di rumah sakit dan sesudah sembuh pun harus berlibur di tempat yang tenang. Pimpinan pertunjukan diserahkan pada Britomart. Britomart memang pandai memimpin pertunjukan dan hasilnya semakin sukses, namun kehidupan sehari-hari awak sirkus menjadi muram.
Lotta dilarang naik Si Hitam Manis; binatang-binatang sirkus harus dikandangkan semua, termasuk Jemima, Sammy, beruang-beruang Pak Volla; Jimmy dilarang mendekati kandang-kandang binatang. Bahkan terjadi pertengkaran antara Madame Prunella dan Britomart. Oh, tentu saja sajak hebat yang diajarkan pada salah satu nuri Madame Prunella, Sally:
Britomart
selalu sok tahu
dan berhati batu!
Karena tidak tahan, hampir semua awak sirkus mengundurkan diri. Tapi Lal dan Laddo tidak bisa mengundurkan diri, karena mereka sudah menandatangani perjanjian kontrak kerja selama setahun dan itu termasuk Lotta. Karena itu, Lotta kabur....
Ke mana Lotta pergi? Dan apa yang terjadi kemudian? Bisakah keadaan kembali baik?
Silahkan baca biar tidak penasaran...
January 15, 2020
I cannot help but wonder how my life would have been if I got the opportunity of living a life with the circus folks. Surrounded by all the cute animals, gorgeous artists, talented folks will surely make an individual's life wonderful.
This is the third book in the trilogy and I have loved each and every book. Sad that I wont be hearing the adventures of Jim and the rest of the circus folks but the book has ended on a perfect note.
This is the third book in the trilogy and I have loved each and every book. Sad that I wont be hearing the adventures of Jim and the rest of the circus folks but the book has ended on a perfect note.
August 3, 2025
'The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.'
Sometime in 2024, I decided I wanted to listen to all the books which I loved as a kid and most of these (in fact probably all of them) were written by a British author called Enid Blyton. All my UK friends should have heard of her, but I don't think she was a 'thing' in the US. Anyway, luckily Borrowbox seemed to have a lot of them, so I'm slowly going through them - usually when I need a little pick-me-up! I'm going to review the series, rather than the actual books, otherwise we will be here until 2030!
My first reviews come from Mr Galliano's Circus Story Collection, which comprises Mr Galliano's Circus (1938), Hurrah for the Circus! (1939) and Circus Days Again (1942).
Mr Galliano is the ringmaster in a travelling circus and in each delightful book, we meet a wide variety of fun (and sometimes bad) characters, who our protagonists - Lotta and Jimmy - interact with on a daily basis. There are clowns, bears, elephants, tigers, trapeze artists and chimpanzees, and they all get up to all sorts of mischief between them.
I found these books to be lighthearted, heartwarming, and easy to listen to, whilst bringing back lots of gorgeous childhood memories.
Just remember that Enid Blyton's books were written in the middle of the twentieth century. Many things have changed, and circuses aren't the same today as they were back then. We definitely don't have animals in circuses any more in the UK.
Sometime in 2024, I decided I wanted to listen to all the books which I loved as a kid and most of these (in fact probably all of them) were written by a British author called Enid Blyton. All my UK friends should have heard of her, but I don't think she was a 'thing' in the US. Anyway, luckily Borrowbox seemed to have a lot of them, so I'm slowly going through them - usually when I need a little pick-me-up! I'm going to review the series, rather than the actual books, otherwise we will be here until 2030!
My first reviews come from Mr Galliano's Circus Story Collection, which comprises Mr Galliano's Circus (1938), Hurrah for the Circus! (1939) and Circus Days Again (1942).
Mr Galliano is the ringmaster in a travelling circus and in each delightful book, we meet a wide variety of fun (and sometimes bad) characters, who our protagonists - Lotta and Jimmy - interact with on a daily basis. There are clowns, bears, elephants, tigers, trapeze artists and chimpanzees, and they all get up to all sorts of mischief between them.
I found these books to be lighthearted, heartwarming, and easy to listen to, whilst bringing back lots of gorgeous childhood memories.
Just remember that Enid Blyton's books were written in the middle of the twentieth century. Many things have changed, and circuses aren't the same today as they were back then. We definitely don't have animals in circuses any more in the UK.
June 3, 2021
Enid Blyton's books may be books for children and they may not be perfect but it's amazing how some books actually contain messages that even adults can learn from.
Curcus Days Again is the final book in this series. Jimmy and Lotta once again go on adventures and meet with obstacles along the way.
I wanted to talk about one valuable lesson that can be learnt from this book- leadership. While Mr. Galliano may not be a typical or even logical character that would exist in real life, the story shows how his leadership actually helps his circus folk work better and how a possible loss of that leadership may affect their spirits.
You have to read the book to find out more but as a teacher, I would recommend that children read Mr. Galliano's Circus series and discuss the values that the stories bring.
Curcus Days Again is the final book in this series. Jimmy and Lotta once again go on adventures and meet with obstacles along the way.
I wanted to talk about one valuable lesson that can be learnt from this book- leadership. While Mr. Galliano may not be a typical or even logical character that would exist in real life, the story shows how his leadership actually helps his circus folk work better and how a possible loss of that leadership may affect their spirits.
You have to read the book to find out more but as a teacher, I would recommend that children read Mr. Galliano's Circus series and discuss the values that the stories bring.
August 21, 2011
LOVED these books as a kid, and have just finished reading the series to my kids. Read it the first time (to my kids) when my oldest was 6. Now he's 11 and my youngest is 5 (others 7 & 9), and they all loved it, and wished there were more books in the series! These books are classics.
July 20, 2009
Gua sebenernya lupa sih udah pernah baca yang satu ini apa belon, hihihi :p
October 18, 2011
This definitely was one of those books that made me want to run away and become a horse trainer, or an elephant trainer. It follows the children of the circus and the adventures they encounter.
February 14, 2014
I think last of the series, I found utmost enjoyable as the boy had acclimatized to the circus completely and finally enjoying himself and his adventures as well.
September 30, 2017
The first book I ever read. I was seven.
:-)
:-)
April 22, 2022
Magical childhood favourite
October 30, 2022
Very emotional ending to the books glad it was a happy ending long live mr Galliano
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