Mary Hoffman is one of Britain’s best-known and best-selling children’s writers, with over ninety books to her credit, including the famous Amazing Grace series, now celebrating its 25 anniversary. Mary is esteemed as a writer who looks beyond traditional boundaries to give children both inspiration and aspiration. Mary Hoffman lives in Oxfordshire.
Ros Asquith is a world-famous illustrator and cartoonist, as well as being a writer and poet. She has been a Guardian cartoonist for 20 years and has written and illustrated over 60 books for young people including the bestselling Teenage Worrier series. She really likes pirates, babies and monsters, so illustrating this story has been fun all the way. Ros Asquith lives in London.
"A humorous pirate story which manages to convey some subtle
messages about gender and role reversal...lively colourful
comic-style illustrations enhance the text of a picture book that
is full of energy and should appeal to all pirate adventure loving
young readers."
*Books for Keeps*
"Offers children a story to love. Pirates, adventure and a
baby!"
*Armadillo*
"A lovely story, full of unexpected twists and turns."
*Parents in Touch*
"Six buccaneers and a baby. When the salty sea dogs of the
Ramshackle spot a makeshift raft sporting an audible and pungent
infant, they are aghast. All the more so when they realize that
they must find effective ways of feeding and changing the squalling
tyke. Yet with a little ingenuity and a goat to give milk, the
scalawags are soon enamored of the baby they dub Isla."
*Kirkus Reviews*
"This book not only manages to bring a different take on the norm,
it is also a great deal of fun."
*EYE*
"A funny and light hearted read and helps to challenge some
stereoptypes that exist around pirates and children – a lovely fun
read."
*Let them be Small*
"A super little pirate book for younger readers, with fun and
energetic writing from Mary and child-friendly art from Ros. Scrape
the barnacles off your reading glasses and read this out loud to
your little ones, with plenty of yo ho hos and yar-harrs!"
*Read it, Daddy!*
"Who better than Ros Asquith to bring out the humour of Mary
Hoffman's salty story? Awash with chucklesome details, her jaunty,
swashbuckling scenes are set fair to create a splash with
landlubbers young and not so young. A real treasure."
*Red Reading Hub*
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