A ten-year-old pirate captain? Absurd? Not in the world of Atticus Van Tasticus, a fabulously funny new illustrated junior fiction series from the brilliant and wacky creative minds of Andrew Daddo and Stephen Michael King.
Andrew Daddo (Author)
Andrew Daddo has managed to have a crack at just about every aspect
of the entertainment industry. He's appeared on TV and stage,
presented radio programs and podcasts, and even made movies.
Best of all, Andrew is an accomplished author. He has written 25
books including picture books, chapter books, short story
collections, novels and a vague biography - he's hard to pin down.
He also talks up literacy in schools.
Stephen Michael King (Illustrator)
Stephen Michael King has been described as an artist who 'draws
from the inside out', and it is this gentle, intuitive truth that
gives heart and playfulness to his work. Stephen Michael King is an
internationally renowned, award-winning author and illustrator
whose career has spanned over thirty years, producing more that one
hundred titles. He has worked with a stable of Australia's best
children's book authors including Glenda Millard, Margaret Wild,
Nick Bland, Peter Carey and Tim Winton. Books that Stephen Michael
King has written and illustrated include- Three; Rainbow Bear; Mutt
Dog!; Leaf; and Milly, Jack and the Dancing Cat. His books have
been translated into over twenty languages, and he is frequently
honoured in children's book award categories - including winning
the CBCA Book of the year, and the Prime Minister's Literary Award.
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