The Circus Surprise

The Circus Surprise is a children's picture book written by Ralph Fletcher with pictures drawn by Vladimir Vagin. It was first published in 2001.
Story.
Nick is taken to the circus as a surprise for his birthday. While at the circus he follows his nose looking for the cotton candy, and when he turns around his parents are gone. A clown on stilts comes to help him. The clown puts him on his shoulders and they locate his parents.