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Ella does not like clowns, and Tia's backyard birthday party has way too many of them, and these clowns and their bouncy castle seem extra creepy; so Ella hides and she and Tia watch as the birthday castle, crammed with children and adults, turns into a rocket ship and takes off--leaving Ella wondering just how much Tia knew about this alien abduction.

After an exciting and busy day, the Clown-Around family has trouble getting Baby to go to bed.

"Depressed by the closure of the circus, a clown named Bobo embarks on an assortment of adventures around the world, but he is not able to smile again until returning to his home and work"--Provided by publisher.

"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?"--Publisher marketing....

A wacky family thinks that they have become very sick when they look in the mirror and see green spots.

"Dear Diary, Can you believe Lucky, Abigail and I are traveling to a circus exhibition with El Circo dos Grillos? It's supposed to be the most spectacular event, with tons of circuses performing their best acts and sharing in amazing traditions. I'll even get do my clown act...but I'm feeling a bit nervous about it. I wish Dad and Mom were here to help me out. Especially now, since this girl Catalina keeps acting like her clown performance is going...

When his class wins a free trip to the circus, Goofball gathers clues to track down the winning number his teacher must produce.

The fretful Marlin and his young son Nemo become separated from each other in the Great Barrier Reef. Nemo, a clown fish, is unexpectedly taken from his home and thrust into a fish tank in a dentist's office overlooking Sydney Harbor. Buoyed by the companionship of a friendly fish named Dory, Marlin embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero.

B Smith considers making a sacrifice far greater and more surreal than any she has conceived before when she is reunited with the killer clown, Mr. Dowling, who desperately wants B as his partner in crime.

Anemone lives alone in the rock pool. The tide comes in and the tide goes out.All Anemone wants is a friend, but friends are hard to make when you accidentally sting everyone who comes near you.Perhaps Clownfish has a solution to the problem ...