Junie, a spunky, sometimes exasperating, kindergartener, looks forward to winning lots of prizes at the school carnival, but a fruitcake was not exactly what she had in mind.
Thirteen-year-old George and his Uncle Hibbie were a team, a pair of loners separated from other people, but the arrival of an extraordinary carnival girl changes many things for both of them.
After wishing upon a cloud of flying dandelion seeds, Sam and Jo find themselves in the middle of a wonderful carnival, with a pirate ship, a puppet show, a three-legged race, and a carousel.
