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The Littlest Pirate in a Pickle
Nicholas Nosh is preparing for the Pirate Games when his aunt, uncle and little cousin Primrose arrive. Primrose teases Nicholas meanly all the time and he's determined to show her that he may be small, but he's a real pirate.
80 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2007
About the author
Sherryl Clark
75 books94 followersSome of my first short stories were crime fiction, and although in the last 20 years I have focused a lot more on writing children's and YA books, I've kept going with my crime writing. The first two novels are now stowed somewhere in the back of my filing cabinet!
But "Trust Me, I'm Dead", first draft written in 2009, was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger and then published by Verve Books in the UK. What a journey with that novel. I love the character, a grumpy woman (secretly modelled on a young Judi Dench), and couldn't let go of the story. Nine drafts later ...
There are two more Judi novels ("Dead and Gone" and "Mad, Bad and Dead") - but my brand new character is PI Lou Alcott, with "Woman, Missing" published in 2024 by HQ/Harlequin.
More about my crime writing and books at www.sherrylclarkcrimewriter.com
I have been writing poems and stories for over twenty-five years, and have two collections of poetry published. Perseverance really does count, I think, for all kinds of writing.
In 1996 I wrote my first children’s book, "The Too-Tight Tutu", which was published in 1997 by Penguin Australia. I have since written over 60 children's and YA books, which are published around the world.
My verse novel "Farm Kid" won the 2005 NSW Premier’s Literary Award for Children’s Books. "Sixth Grade Style Queen (Not!)" was a 2008 CBCA Honour Book. My YA novel "Dying to Tell Me", published in the USA by KaneMiller, has also been published in Australia by me.
My author website for children's books is at www.sherrylclark.com. I also work as a freelance editor, manuscript development editor and mentor - information on these at www.sherrylclarkwritingcoach.com.
But "Trust Me, I'm Dead", first draft written in 2009, was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger and then published by Verve Books in the UK. What a journey with that novel. I love the character, a grumpy woman (secretly modelled on a young Judi Dench), and couldn't let go of the story. Nine drafts later ...
There are two more Judi novels ("Dead and Gone" and "Mad, Bad and Dead") - but my brand new character is PI Lou Alcott, with "Woman, Missing" published in 2024 by HQ/Harlequin.
More about my crime writing and books at www.sherrylclarkcrimewriter.com
I have been writing poems and stories for over twenty-five years, and have two collections of poetry published. Perseverance really does count, I think, for all kinds of writing.
In 1996 I wrote my first children’s book, "The Too-Tight Tutu", which was published in 1997 by Penguin Australia. I have since written over 60 children's and YA books, which are published around the world.
My verse novel "Farm Kid" won the 2005 NSW Premier’s Literary Award for Children’s Books. "Sixth Grade Style Queen (Not!)" was a 2008 CBCA Honour Book. My YA novel "Dying to Tell Me", published in the USA by KaneMiller, has also been published in Australia by me.
My author website for children's books is at www.sherrylclark.com. I also work as a freelance editor, manuscript development editor and mentor - information on these at www.sherrylclarkwritingcoach.com.
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May 2, 2024
As a child I didn't read many pirate books, I'm not sure if this was a choice or if they just weren't as readily available. The few I remember having pirates in the pirates were always the bad guys. As I got older I watched a lot of movies with pirates that might not have been good exactly but certainly weren't evil and so I really appreciate books like this that show that whilst pirates do still attack boats and plunder not all of them are bad.
This book tells the story of the littlest pirate who gets himself and his crew in trouble because he is made to feel small by his cousin. He pretends to be something he's not and then has save the day. It's a fun short story for kids and adults.
I also feel this would be a great opener for talking to kids about how being mean can get you in trouble and how it is best to just tell people fee. Also to discuss why pretending to be something your not (unless it's for fun and everyone knows because who doesn't want to play pretend sometimes) can end up backfiring on you.
A fun read that made me smile whilst reading it.
This book tells the story of the littlest pirate who gets himself and his crew in trouble because he is made to feel small by his cousin. He pretends to be something he's not and then has save the day. It's a fun short story for kids and adults.
I also feel this would be a great opener for talking to kids about how being mean can get you in trouble and how it is best to just tell people fee. Also to discuss why pretending to be something your not (unless it's for fun and everyone knows because who doesn't want to play pretend sometimes) can end up backfiring on you.
A fun read that made me smile whilst reading it.
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