The Reading Bug Podcast - Original Adventures, Bedtime Stories and Music for Kids

Adventure Encore: A Circus Adventure, Part 2

The Reading Bug Podcast - Original Adventures, Bedtime Stories and Music for Kids

Show Notes

A Reading Bug Adventure with Original Songs

Part 2 of 2. Step right up! The Reading Bug has run off and joined PT Barnum's circus - and she's got a terrible case of stage fright. Join Lauren to follow her under the Big Top, and discover that the Reading Bug isn't the only ones with butterflies: Jumbo, the most magnificent elephant in the show, is refusing to budge from his crate, and without him, the whole parade comes to a halt.

With a cast of rhyming, Dr. Seuss-inspired performers - a fire horse rider, a human cannonball, and a daring trapeze artist - we must find a way to help a giant elephant and a tiny bug find the courage to step into the spotlight. Because sometimes the greatest show on earth needs a little help from its friends.

Explore the Magic: Check out the books featured in this adventure at: ⁠www.thereadingbug.com/adventures/circus

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