Christmas Eve in a small sleepy town in the South of France. The streets are empty and calm. Until, paint brush and charcoals in hand, the great artist Pablo Picasso arrives with his dog. He is met with surprised delight wherever he goes, drawing the town and its merry inhabitants in their twilight celebrations . . . Carol Ann Duffy’s beautiful new Christmas poem takes us into a magical evening full of artistic joys. Tender portraits of the many individuals that make a town into a community capture the togetherness that Christmas celebration can bring about. With gorgeous full-colour illustrations from original gouache paintings by Léa Maupetit throughout, Pablo Picasso’s Noel will make the perfect gift this festive season.