Jonny Duddle is an illustrator and concept artist for films, including The Pirates! by Aardman animation. His first book, The Pirate Cruncher, was long-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Having sailed the high seas in a square-rigger, Jonny is now in danger of becoming a landlubber. He lives with his wife and their daughters in Wales.
Duddle’s rhymes have the buoyant, singsong quality of a sea
shanty... he does an excellent job of exaggerating the pirates’
slightly menacing yet silly appearance and the concerned glances
and raised eyebrows of the unwelcoming community.
—Publishers Weekly
A jolly good tale for one-on-one sharing.
—School Library Journal
Veiled in humor, but hard not to read as a parable that tweaks
narrow minds and parochial attitudes.
—Kirkus Reviews
The digital art features slightly exaggerated figures that could
easily have stepped out of an animated film... The real fun comes
in the contrast between the visual minutiae of the pirate family
and the depiction of the “normal” people. It’s in no way subtle,
but pirate-wannabes won’t bat an eye patch.
—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Duddle has written a delightful story sure to entertain all pirate
lovers!
—Library Media Connection (highly recommended)
We've all wanted to run off and be pirates sailing the seven seas
and shouting "Argh" at people, but how many of us have had pirates
move in next door? Matilda has.
—Huffington Post Parents blog
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