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Picasso cover

Author

Amanda Graham

Illustrator

John Siow

Recommended for

Ages 3-8

Description

Picasso the green tree frog can change colour. In trees he turns green. In mud he turns brown. In water he turns blue. One day, he fell into a jar of jellybeans and turned all sorts of colours.

3 to 8 year olds will love Picasso's zany antics. But the story also shows that life is full of changes.

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  1. Vocabulary: colours
    Read the words. Colour the pictures.

  2. Descriptive words
    Cut out the word boxes. Use the words to finish the sentence.

  3. Phonics: letters and sounds
    Read the book. Find words to fit these spelling patterns.
    Write the words under the right headings.

  4. Writing: report
    Use the internet to research information about green tree frogs.
    Write an information report about them. Here is a framework you can use to takes notes and organise your report.

  5. Writing: fiction (sequel)
    What happens to Picasso next?
    Here is a framework for brainstorming ideas and planning a story.

Amanda Graham

Amanda Graham

Amanda has written many picture books and short stories for young children. Arthur was her first book and was published in 1984. Arthur has been recognised for many awards, including some awards in other countries.

Amanda did not plan to be a writer. She was actually studying to be a teacher but during her degree she began writing stories for young children. Later on, Amanda also studied illustration and has since illustrated many of her own stories.

Some of her other books by Era Publications include Educating Arthur, Always Arthur, Picasso the Green Tree Frog, Looks Like Lunch, and Cinderella/Alex and the Glass Slipper, as well as many more. You can find out more about how she became an author in her book Me an Author? An Autobiography.

Amanda now works from her home, which she shares with her husband, Michael, her three children, Joseph, Jessica and Angus and Scrappy, the dog.

 

John Siow

John Siow

John was born in Malaysia but moved to Adelaide, South Australia, to study and has lived there ever since. He began work as an illustrator and designer with a large publisher and during that time met Rodney Martin when he illustrated text books written by Rodney.

John left the publishing company to take up a position as a design lecturer at the School of Design, (now the University of South Australia). He worked with Rodney Martin to produce their first picture book "There's a Dinosaur in the Park!" published in 1980.

As a lecturer in design and illustration, John influenced many students who became well-known illustrators of Australian children's picture books. In 1985, John's second picture book "Picasso the Green Tree Frog", written by Amanda Graham, was published. Both of his picture books are still in print and feature on this website.

John has now retired from teaching, but is still illustrating picture books.