Books with title The clown's smile

Hers is the most famous portrait in the world. Here, in prose as rich as the high Renaissance, is Mona Lisa's tale. A story of passion, loss, and, above all, love. Elisabetta longs for romance, though she thinks she's too plain. Then, on a visit to Florence, she catches the eye of the great Leonardo da Vinci, and falls for a boy, Giuliano de Medici. It's a dangerous time to be involved with a Medici. As tragedy and chaos threaten their happiness, Elisabetta faces the bittersweet truth of love.

Hers is the most famous portrait in the world. Here, in prose as rich as the high Renaissance, is Mona Lisa's tale. A story of passion, loss, and above all, love. Elisabetta longs for romance, though she thinks she's too plain. Then, on a visit to Florence, she catches the eye of the great Leonardo da Vinci and falls for a boy, Giuliano de Medici. It's a dangerous time to be involved with a Medici. As tragedy and chaos threaten their happiness, Elisabetta faces the bittersweet truth of love.

Hers is the most famous portrait in the world. Here, in prose as rich as the high Renaissance, is Mona Lisa's tale. A story of passion, loss, and, above all, love. Elisabetta longs for romance, though she thinks she's too plain. Then, on a visit to Florence, she catches the eye of the great Leonardo da Vinci, and falls for a boy, Giuliano de Medici. It's a dangerous time to be involved with a Medici. As tragedy and chaos threaten their happiness, Elisabetta faces the bittersweet truth of love.

Hers is the most famous portrait in the world. Here, in prose as rich as the high Renaissance, is Mona Lisa?s tale?a story of passion, intrigue, loss, and, most of all, love. Elisabetta longs for romance, though she thinks she is too plain. Then, on a fateful visit to glittering Florence, she catches the eye of the great Leonardo da Vinci, and falls for a boy named Giuliano de? Medici. It is a dangerous time to be?or be involved with?a Medici. As tragedy and chaos threaten their happiness, Elisabetta faces the bittersweet truth of love.

Welcome to the circus!It is the day of the big show, and Tommy the clown has a big problem... he has lost his trousers, his hat and his right shoe!Will he find them in time?Join Tommy and his friends on their adventure to solve the mystery of his disappearing clothes.Meet cheeky monkeys, a fearless tightrope walker, and an acrobatic elephant in this gorgeously illustrated tale about family and friendship.

The entirely true story of how one small person with an overactive imagination can create a lifetime’s worth of drama – all in one morning. In order for Eric to find his cherished possession, he's going to have to think outside the box. Or will he? From The Smile -- ..... “Honey, why don’t you go blow your nose, you sound all stuffed up.” “Huh? My nose is fine.” “I can hear you sniffling,” Mom insisted. Lisa heard it too, between barks. She looked over and her little brother, Eric, was standing in the doorway between the kitchen and family room. Not quite six years old, Eric was small and slender, all big brown eyes and impossibly long eyelashes. With one hand he was tugging on his right ear. His other hand was holding up his pants. He wasn’t wearing a belt and without it he didn’t have a prayer of keeping his pants up. He was so skinny. Mom said it was because he had next to no tushie. The belt was probably still in the dryer after yesterday’s incident. Every so often Eric would forget that the toilet seat was a whole lot wider than he was. That meant that he had to brace himself with a hand on either side of the seat and basically suspend himself. Everything worked o.k. as long he didn’t forget this principle. Remembering to get a fistful of toilet paper ahead of time was also helpful. But being five years old and mostly concerned with keeping his Lego guys away from the dog (who seemed to think they were a delicacy) and trying to remember where he hid his sister’s favorite barrettes, well, that was just a lot to have to keep track of. On this particular visit he was working feverishly at the one handed swat-at-the-roll approach and wasn’t getting anywhere. It was time to use both hands. And then it happened. “MOM-M-M-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E!” the bloodcurdling screech exploded out of the bathroom. Mom and Tooley came at a flat run. She wrenched open the bathroom door as the dog cannoned into the back of her legs. For a moment all she could do was stand there and gape at the tiny boy. He looked back at her, mute and impossibly wide-eyed. On his face was an expression of mingled shock, disbelief and the beginnings of full blown terror. The only thing he had going for him was that his sister wasn’t there with a camcorder to preserve the spectacular moment forever- because Eric was ..... --

Alfie the circus clown and his dog, Sherlock, make a perfect pair. When Alfie loses something, Sherlock is on the job sniffing it down. But one day, Alfie loses his smile, and its not that easy to find.Alfie and Sherlock make the rounds of the circus hoping to solve the mystery of the lost smile. They visit everyone from the ringmaster, to the tight-rope walker, to the elephant trainer, the strong man, the bareback rider, the juggler, the man on stilts, the lion tamer, the trapeze artists and even the roustabout. Where is Alfies smile?The delightful presentation of multiple new characters teaches children to sequence as they try to solve the mystery of the lost smile. A colorful picture book for children, The Clown That Lost His Smile tells a heartwarming story of friendship as a clown and his dog take a delightful romp through the circus. Youll never guess where Alfie finds his smile!