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Paul in the Frame

By Adam Martin
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In an old museum hangs a picture of a man in a suit and tie painted grey—Paul. While everyone around him looks happy and vibrant, Paul is rather plain and feels that he doesn’t belong. Deciding to leave his frame and search for a new home,... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Plain Paul leaves his frame to find belonging in a vibrant museum and discovers his true worth.

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In an old museum hangs a picture of a man in a suit and tie painted grey—Paul. While everyone around him looks happy and vibrant, Paul is rather plain and feels that he doesn’t belong.

Deciding to leave his frame and search for a new home, Paul takes a journey through sketches, statues, and hieroglyphics, which only makes him feel more out of place. Will Paul ever find belonging, or will he discover that perhaps simplicity is often what makes things special?

Told in rhythmic rhyme, Paul in the Frame is an imaginative story—filled with expressive illustrations showing different artforms—about belonging, self-discovery, and individuality.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781800361188

Publisher: Starfish Bay Publishing Pty Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 September 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Tiny Seed

Illustration: full colour interior

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Roser Cussó

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 261.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 390g

Pages: 40

Collections

Adam Martin Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational

About the Author

Adam Martin is an army veteran and full-time dad from New South Wales, Australia. He lives on a small farm, with a chicken who thinks it’s a duck, ducks who think they’re dogs, dogs who think they’re kids, and two kids who think they’re adults. He enjoys reading to his kids, making people laugh, and the idea of sleep.

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