Picasso and the Greatest Show on Earth

Frances is in a new house, but she can't forget the old, sad secret dragging at her heart. She meets Kit, a real artist who sees wonder in the rocks and ferns and sky. When secrets are spilled, Frances' life turns grey and drab, but she and Kit must face the truth of their pasts to find color in their world again. This is a beautiful novel about finding the remarkable in the ordinary and celebrating the wonder of every day.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 05 October 2023
Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Frances is in a new house, in a new neighborhood, and going to a new school, but no amount of new can make her forget the old, sad secret dragging at her heart. Not the pictures of bacteria she draws with painstaking precision, not even Picasso, the puppy with the long soft ears and the cute black circle like a target on his bottom. Then Frances meets Kit, the tall, quiet boy with the two-colored eyes. Kit is a real artist. His colored pencils fill page after page of exercise books. He sees wonder in the rocks, ferns, and sky. Though Kit has worries of his own, but when secrets are spilled, Frances' life turns grey and drab. Not even Picasso's wet nose can brighten her up. Frances and Kit will need to face the truth of their pasts to find color in their world again. After all, don't the most brilliant sunsets need a cloudy sky?

A beautiful novel about finding the remarkable in the ordinary and celebrating the wonder of every day, from the award-winning author of Borrowed Light.

Marvellous, mind-opening, and deeply moving. The best book yet from this irresistible author.

Morris Gleitzman

A beautifully written novel that encompasses such big things ... Frances, Kit, and Picasso will stay with me for quite a while.

Karen Foxlee

I loved this book with my whole heart. It's truly beautiful. And a gift to readers, young and old.

Maryam Master

Push this into the hands of anyone who loved Storm Boy or Lenny's Book of Everything.

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Weight: 286g
Dimension: 198 x 128 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781760296988