The Circus Is Coming

The Circus Is Coming
First edition, 1938
AuthorNoel Streatfeild
IllustratorSteven Spurrier
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's novel
PublisherJ M Dent & Sons
Publication date
1938
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages314 pp
ISBN9990310726

The Circus Is Coming is a children's novel by Noel Streatfeild, about the working life of a travelling circus. It was first published in 1938 with illustrations by Steven Spurrier. For this novel, Streatfeild was awarded the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject.[1] American editions and some later British editions are titled Circus Shoes.[2]