The Missing Trick
Meet Louis. Every little thing he does is..... MAGIC!
Louis is a young street magician. He is setting up for his show but he can’t find his rabbit anywhere. He looks inside his hat but finds only a bouquet of flowers, which is caught by a passing woman as he throws it away in disgust. He looks under his cups, spilling out dozens of balls, which are pounced upon by a group of kids. An endless string of scarves comes out of his sleeve and is wrapped around the neck of a posh lady.... With each trick, his audience grows, and unbeknownst to Louis, his show is unfolding brilliantly... But WHERE could that pesky rabbit be hiding???
A timely tale that captures both the magic of performance and the magic of shared experience in bold, vibrant, detail-packed illustration.
Robin Jacobs is a writer living in Bristol. She is the author of Don’t Hug the Pug (Cicada, 2018) and also Earth-Shattering Events (Cicada, 2019).
Aimee Wright is a young, Northumberland-based illustrator. Graduating with First Class Honours from Leeds Arts University in 2019, she has since worked with a range of clients. Her pen-and ink characters are inspired by the work of classic illustrators such as Pat Hutchins and Eric Hill.
The Missing Trick
Meet Louis. Every little thing he does is..... MAGIC!
Louis is a young street magician. He is setting up for his show but he can’t find his rabbit anywhere. He looks inside his hat but finds only a bouquet of flowers, which is caught by a passing woman as he throws it away in disgust. He looks under his cups, spilling out dozens of balls, which are pounced upon by a group of kids. An endless string of scarves comes out of his sleeve and is wrapped around the neck of a posh lady.... With each trick, his audience grows, and unbeknownst to Louis, his show is unfolding brilliantly... But WHERE could that pesky rabbit be hiding???
A timely tale that captures both the magic of performance and the magic of shared experience in bold, vibrant, detail-packed illustration.
Robin Jacobs is a writer living in Bristol. She is the author of Don’t Hug the Pug (Cicada, 2018) and also Earth-Shattering Events (Cicada, 2019).
Aimee Wright is a young, Northumberland-based illustrator. Graduating with First Class Honours from Leeds Arts University in 2019, she has since worked with a range of clients. Her pen-and ink characters are inspired by the work of classic illustrators such as Pat Hutchins and Eric Hill.
The Missing Trick
by Robin Jacobs and
Aimee Wright
978-1-908714-94-7
Hardcover
£11.99
206 × 277 mm
32 pp
September 2021