/ Key title Shiver me timbers! A swashbuckling picture book adventure from the author of 'Little Wolf' and 'Where's Tim's Ted?'. / Sailing into summer alongside the release of 'Pirates of the Caribbean 2'. / Rhythmic, rhyming text and humorous illustrations make this a nautical adventure perfect for reading aloud. / An everlastingly popular theme -- little boys LOVE pirates! / Ian Whybrow is the author of HarperCollins' hugely successful Little Wolf series, which has sold more than 750,000 copies world-wide. / Competition: Russell Ayto's artwork will appeal to fans of Quentin Blake.
Ian Whybrow's many popular successes range from picture books to novels for older children. Best known for his original humour, he has a brilliant ear for voices, and takes pride in the fact that his work reads aloud very well. 'I loved being read to as a child,' he says. 'And I loved the sense that my parents were enjoying it too. For me, that's the acid test for any book – that there's something in it for everyone to enjoy.’
Praise for the Little Wolf series: 'Ian Whybrow's Little Wolf novels!have acquired a cult status in our house and anyone who doesn't know them has a treat in store.' Daily Mail 'Hugely entertaining and [in] emphasising the fun of shared reading, it guarantees parental enjoyment.' Bookseller 'Little Wolf ranks among the most engaging animal characters in modern children's writing.' She
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