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|summary=Georges has a lot to cope with at the moment. Dad's been laid off so they've had to move from their lovely house into a flat, Mum's had to work extra shifts at the hospital, and the cool crowd at school, including his former best friend, are picking on him. Then he finds himself making friends with a most unusual boy.

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Georges is named after Seurat, who created his paintings by using thousands and thousands of tiny dots of colour, and in this delightful book his style becomes a leit-motif for Georges' movement from fear to bravery. His mum always tells him not to fret about the little niggles and miseries of life: they're just tiny coloured dots which help to make up the big picture. His dad sees things differently, though. To him, you mustn't turn your back on bad things. They may not seem important when looked at from the future, but they matter right now and shouldn't be ignored. Georges will need a little wisdom from each of his parents to navigate the many challenges he experiences.