Picasso and the Greatest Show on Earth

Anna Fienberg, Teo Vergara

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BOLINDA AUDIO
01 October 2023

Children's & Educational; Family & home stories (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: family issues (Children's&YA)

Frances is in a new house in a new neighbourhood 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 that 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-coloured eyes. Kit is a real artist. His coloured pencils fill page after page of exercise books. He sees wonder in the rocks and ferns and sky. Though Kit has worries of his own.

But when secrets are spilled, Frances's 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 colour in their world again. After all, don't the most brilliant sunsets need a cloudy sky?

By: Anna Fienberg
Read by: Teo Vergara
Imprint: BOLINDA AUDIO
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: Unabridged edition
Dimensions: Height: 134mm, Width: 146mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 205g
ISBN: 9781038651822
ISBN 10: 1038651824
Publication Date: 01 October 2023
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: CD-Audio
Publisher's Status: Active

Anna Fienberg grew up in a house filled with books. Her mother was a teacher librarian who relished stories as much as chocolates. Anna started writing stories when she was eight, but never imagined being an author. She studied psychology, fascinated by the dark world of dreams. She gave up counselling after an unfortunate incident with an enraged man and a chair (he missed!), began writing and became the editor of School Magazine. Teo Vergara completed their final year of study at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2020, where they graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre). From 2021-2022 they enjoyed the well-received Jagged Little Pill: The Alanis Morrissette Musical, where they debuted in the ensemble and as understudy to the infamous role of Jo. Earlier this year, Teo made their screen debut in Crazy Fun Park as Bridget.

Reviews for Picasso and the Greatest Show on Earth

'A beautifully written novel that encompasses such big things ... Frances, Kit and Picasso will stay with me for quite a while.' -- Karen Foxlee, author of Lenny's Book of Everything 'Marvellous, mind-opening, and deeply moving.' -- Morris Gleitzman, one of Australia’s most popular authors Richly observed and laden with vocabulary and metaphor that will delight teachers and students alike, Fienberg has crafted a beautifully complex story. Push this into the hands of anyone who loved Storm Boy or Lenny’s Book of Everything. -- Books + Publishing

Nominated for Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Older Readers 2024
Short-listed for NSW Premier's Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature 2024