About this eBook
Ahoy there! But what is a hoy, and why can Pirate Jake never see one?!
No matter how hard he looks, Jake cannot see the mysterious hoys he keeps hearing so much about.
How can he ever be a proper pirate if he can’t see a hoy? With his parrot on his shoulder, he walks gloomily across the sand dunes.
Until something quite unusual catches his eye.
This atmospheric and beautifully illustrated book will spark imaginations and help inspire:
This vibrant new picture book from best-selling author Kes Gray is perfect for pirate fans everywhere, at any time of day.
No matter how hard he looks, Jake cannot see the mysterious hoys he keeps hearing so much about.
How can he ever be a proper pirate if he can’t see a hoy? With his parrot on his shoulder, he walks gloomily across the sand dunes.
Until something quite unusual catches his eye.
This atmospheric and beautifully illustrated book will spark imaginations and help inspire:
- Open-mindedness
- Creativity
- Inclusivity
- Curiosity
- …and of course, wordplay, wit and whimsy!
This vibrant new picture book from best-selling author Kes Gray is perfect for pirate fans everywhere, at any time of day.
About the author
Kes Gray is one of the UK's bestselling picture book authors. His Oi books alone have sold 2.5 million copies across home and export.Pirates continue to be popular with kids and adults alike. Current speculation on a possible sixth Pirates of the Caribbean film shows that this theme is a hit in the family space. A unique wordplay idea that has not yet been explored in any children's books. It therefore has the potential to become a standout hit.
Mark Chambers is an author and illustrator of children's picture books and young fiction. He studied Illustration at University and since graduating has been represented by the London and New York Illustration agency, Bright Group International. In 2017 Mark was shortlisted for the AOI World Illustration Awards and in 2013, The Roald Dahl Funny Prize. In the same year he went on to win the Sheffield Children's Picture Book Award and was also highly commended in the young fiction category. Some of Marks' clients include Hodder Children's, Bloomsbury, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Amazon and Marks & Spencer. Mark lives and works in France with his wife and their very bouncy hound.
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