Cricket Karlsson is going to become an artist just like her aunt, who loves cheese and art and always speaks her mind. Not like Cricket's mother, who is dieting and sighs at everything. But now Aunt Frannie has lost her joy and Cricket's best friend has dumped her for the horse girls. Eleven-year-old Cricket Karlsson is a warm and complex character with an artistic soul. This is a liberating and unexpected story about growing up, fitting in, and sorting out the adults in our lives that will reach the hearts of young readers (and older ones).

"There is humour and frankness in the tough yet charming voice of Cricket, perfectly aligned with the punkish and surprising illustrations." Julia Marshall, Publisher

About the Author
Kristina Sigunsdotter is a writer, artist, and playwright with a degree in ethnology, English, and journalism, living in Malmoe, Sweden. She is also the founder of The Poetry Factory, a poetry workshop for children. Ester Eriksson is an artist and cartoonist whose previous work includes graphic novels and numerous exhibitions. She lives in Sweden.

Reviews

"[This] humorously blunt first-person narrative, which includes Cricket's numerous revealing lists . . . offers a sympathetic portrait of an idiosyncratic, thoughtful preteen in a period of turmoil."-Publishers Weekly

Book Information
ISBN 9781776574278
Author Kristina Sigunsdotter
Format Hardback
Page Count 112
Imprint Gecko Press
Publisher Gecko Press