Pierre's Not There

Ursula Dubosarsky author Christopher Nielsen illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Murdoch Books

Published:8th Jul '21

Should be back in stock very soon

Pierre's Not There cover

Ursula Dubosarsky is the Australian Children's Laureate for 2020 - 2021

Lara had always wished she was a dog, and one day, just for a short time, she actually became one. This is how it happened.

In a mulberry brick house on the harbour that Lara explores while her mother cleans, Lara meets Pierre, a boy about her age with a beautiful antique puppet theatre. With his puppets, he tells her a story about a boy whose family has been eaten by wolves. The boy is lost. He needs to find his grandmother. Lara takes the part of a dog, but suddenly she can no longer tell where she ends and Dog begins. Or is she Wolf? Caught up in Pierre's story, Lara has to fight to protect her identity - and her new friend. Can she help Pierre find his way home?

Pierre's Not There is a lyrical, captivating and imaginative story that can be read on many levels.

'This book is both charming and haunting, as it highlights the uncanny nature of puppets and the links between fantasy and dream. The story is generously illustrated by Christopher Nielsen, whose drawings highlight the ease with which reality, imagination and fantasy slide across each other's boundaries.' Sydney Morning Herald

ISBN: 9781911679127

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 184g

208 pages