The first somersault
Real-life step: before a school performance, one smallest step — say the first line out loud at home
World · New world
Travelling CircusIn the ring, it’s OK to fall
Travelling Circus is a world for children aged 6–12. World law: “In the ring it’s OK to fall — there’s a net under every act.” It suits these topics especially well: losing and mistakes, fear and courage, friends and being left out.
Legend
A circus on wheels travels from town to town. Every act is built from small practice steps, and there is a net under each one — so nobody here is afraid of falling.
In the ring it’s OK to fall — there’s a net under every act. Every act is made of small practice steps. In the circus everyone is different, and everyone belongs.
Starting map
- big top
- performers’ wagons
- practice ring
- backstage
- ticket booth
The first place is always a safe haven. New places appear with every story.
Who lives here
Madam Somersault, the ringmistress (mentor) · Pipo, a clown learning to laugh
The rival
Stage Fright — a little storm cloud over your head before the show. Plus rain before the premiere or a broken tent.
Three sample stories
The clown who didn’t laugh
Real-life step: ask “are you OK?”
Who juggles best?
Real-life step: compare myself with me a week ago
Topics that fit naturally here
Reading for parents
How should you praise a child so the praise really helps?Do children learn anything from stories? What research says about stories and behaviourHow do you talk to your child about a disabled classmate?
Age
6–12 years
Recommended styles
What we take care with
Animals only as friends, no animal training; practice always with a net and a coach, never alone.
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See the hero on the drawing before you pay.
Send a brief — we draw your child as the hero for free. Then a story for €9.90 (1 story · 16 pages) or a whole adventure for €24.90 (3 stories · 48 pages), as a storybook or a comic, paid once. Until you open the book, you can cancel it and we refund the full amount.