Stuck in bed with pneumonia, Ivy is delighted when the new neighbours arrive. And they are even better than she could have hoped for, for the Halibuts are circus people!
Alfred Halibut is as dreamy and imaginative as Ivy herself, and she feels she has a real friend at last. The Halibuts are so happy in Springfield that they encourage all the other circus people to move in as well. Soon the town has a snake lady taking her cobra for walks and a troupe of acrobats whose ambition is to collect garages.
The people of Springfield are NOT happy! Unless Ivy and Alfred can make everyone see sense, Ivy's new friends will be forced out of town!
