The Pirate Uncle

by Margaret Mahy

Published 1 September 1977
Uncle Ludovic has a great black beard and claims to be a pirate. One summer Caroline and Nicholas spend a wonderful holiday with him. Uncle Ludovic does some very piratical things, but Caroline hits on a sure way to reform him.

Yo ho ho! All across the city, the pirates are getting restless and long for a party. So when a retired pirate comes to babysit for the Terrapin family, they are in for quite a surprise...

From the rumbustious author and artist team of Margaret Mahy, winner of the Carnegie medal, and Quentin Blake, the first Children's Laureate, and best known for his partnership with Roald Dahl, this is a dazzling story which will delight pirate loving boys everywhere.


Bus Under the Leaves

by Margaret Mahy

Published February 1975