Busy Betty and the Circus Surprise by Reese Witherspoon and Xindi Yan - ADVISABLE

Busy Betty and the Circus Surprise by Reese Witherspoon, illustrated by Xindi Yan. PICTURE BOOK. Flamingo Books (Penguin), 2023. $20. 9780593525128

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE

APPEALS TO: SEVERAL

Betty wants to throw a circus party for her mother's birthday. She and her friends make a list of the activities and supplies they need. They even recruit Frank, the bulldog, to be the lion she tames. How will they pull it off?

Betty looks much like Reese Witherspoon and has the same enthusiasm for life. Yan does a great job with emotions on the children's faces. It is a tender story of friendship and love. Betty has multi-racial friends.

MOMMAC