Books About Street Performers · 3 titles considered

The Best Street Performers Books for Kids

By the Bookroo Editors

Looking for excellent children's books about street performers? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

Great Joy
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
The Shortlist

Our 3 Favorite Books About Street Performers

Great Joy
Sale price
$1140
Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2007

Great Joy

By Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator)

A girl finds unexpected inspiration from a mysterious organ grinder at Christmas.

32 pages· 714 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud
6.0/7 Bookroo experts·4.2/5 Goodreads · 2,467 ratings
$12.00Save 5%
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Sale price
$2089
Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2003

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

By Mordicai Gerstein

A young street performer secretly plans to walk on a wire between the Twin Towers in New York City.

Caldecott Medal (2004)The New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books Award (2003)
44 pages· 778 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud
5.0/7 Bookroo experts·4.2/5 Goodreads · 15,574 ratings
$21.99Save 5%
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Sale price
$674
Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2008

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

By Victor Hugo, Lucy Corvino (Illustrator) · Classic Starts series

A gypsy girl, two suitors, and a hunchback's quest to save her.

160 pages· 17,923 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
3.8/5 Goodreads · 255 ratings
$6.95Save 3%
The Bookroo Book Club

Great books, picked for their age.

Books worth reading again and again, delivered to your door.

Find their book club
Bookroo book club box

Bookroo

  • About Us
  • Blog
  • FAQs
  • Help Center
  • Contact Us
  • Affiliates

Book Clubs

Book Store

Schools

Book Platform

Authors & Illustrators

Follow Bookroo

© 2026 Bookroo
Terms of ServicePrivacy Policy