# Baby Clown - Hardcover

by **Kara Lareau** (Author), **Matthew Cordell** (Illustrator)

**An award-winning author and a Caldecott Medalist introduce an adorable new circus star -- who won't stop wailing**

When Frieda and Boffo Clown have a baby, everyone in the circus is over the moon. But there is just one problem: Baby Clown won't stop crying Frieda and Boffo try everything: putting on their silliest faces, driving him around in their tiny car. They even try taking off his red nose and big shoes. But that just makes Baby Clown cry more. Can Frieda and Boffo turn his little clown frown upside down in time for the sold-out show? Kara LaReau deftly juggles wit and warmth in this hilarious nod to parental persistence, while Matthew Cordell's big-top-bright illustrations bring Baby Clown and his circus family to humorously frazzled life. Older siblings, in particular, will step right up to this applause-worthy picture book, joining Baby Clown in many a heartfelt _"WAAAAH "_

### Author Biography

**Kara LaReau** is the author of many picture books for young children, including _Ugly Fish_ and _Otto: The Boy Who Loved Cars,_ both illustrated by Scott Magoon. She is also the author of the chapter books _The Infamous Ratsos,_ _The Infamous Ratsos Are Not Afraid,_ and _The Infamous Ratsos: Project Fluffy,_ all illustrated by Matt Myers. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

**Matthew Cordell** is the Caldecott Medal-winning author-illustrator of _Wolf in the Snow_, as well as many other books, including _King Alice_ and _Wish_. Matthew Cordell lives in Illinois.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 9.3 x 10.6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** April 14, 2020

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Baby Clown

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.5

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 16.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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