This is a rollicking adventure story set in the eighteenth century when no seafarer was safe from the threat of pirates. Cunningly disguised as a boy young Lucy goes off to sea on a daring quest to rescue her long-lost father who she fears has been kidnapped. On her travels she encounters the fearsome Captain Blacktooth and after many adventures is re-united with her father. Full colour illustrations throughout. Ages 7 - 10.

As Captain Beastlie counts down the days until his birthday, his crew plans a special surprise for the filthy pirate.

This spick and span crew of pirates have had enough of Pete's pongy feet! So he's been ordered to walk the plank. But it turns out that hungry sharks didn't like the smell of cheese either. What will the pirates do without Pete's feet to keep those snappy sharks away? Have fun sticking the cheesy scratch and sniff stickers to the pirates in this riotous, rhyming romp! Pirate Pete and His Smelly Feet is the first Macmillan picture book for Lucy Rowland and Mark Chambers. A fun, fast-paced story illustrated with vibrant colour and humour, and with a very smelly ending!

Just right for aspiring pirates, this one-year journal provides funny, short commentary and bright illustrations that cover the basics, such as speaking like a buccaneer, walking the plank, and digging up buried treasure. Famous pirates from fiction and real life also appear, and the blank pages have ruled lines to keep a child's outpourings legible. Foil blocking on the cover and glittery effects inside add to the appeal, and seven-day views on facing pages are not specific to any particular calendar year, allowing the journal to be used at any time.

A humorous picture book that goes over all the elements of a pirates life.

As a child, Lucy dreams of talking fairies and lives contentedly in the wooded suburbs of Boston; she grows up to be a successful animator of fairy-tale films. Or does she? She claims at moments to be a witch in the woods. Like her sisters, who appeared in Bernheimer’s first two novels (The Complete Tales of Ketzia Gold and The Complete Tales of Merry Gold), Lucy has a secret, but she is unable to fasten onto anything but brightness. Novelist Donna Tartt writes, “Lucy’s particular brand of optimism, blind to its own shadow, is very American—she is innocence holding itself apart so fastidiously that it becomes its opposite.” This novel is a perfect end to the Gold family series, and the perfect introduction, for new readers, to Bernheimer’s enchanting body of work.

Large shaped board book with lift the flaps. Featuring the popular Maisy the mouse and friends. 1-3 yrs.