Buck & Ears Pirate Detectives

Kids will love doing their own detective work in Bell’s cleverly created and decidedly fishy world of Buck and Ears as they spot the clues, follow the twisting, turning puzzle trail, and enjoy giant waves of laughter with the cast of zany characters who spring to life through Horne’s brilliant illustrations. Chaos ahoy! – Pam Norfolk * Lancaster Guardian *
Five stars on the seven seas for this brilliant new series. A barrelfull of laughs, a brilliant motley crew of characters and a fishy mystery to solve. Sure to be a real hit with readers. * Andy Shepherd, author of The Boy Who Grew Dragons *
Step aside Sherlock Crossbones & Hercule Parrot - there’s a new pair of pirate detectives in town! Buck & Ears Pirate Detectives invites you to enter a colourful and distinctly smelly world. You just want to pinch your nose and dive right in! * Alasdair Beckett-King, author of Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum *
Buck & Ears is the funniest book of 2026! Hilariously bonkers and full of brilliantly twisty puzzles to solve, this is as fun and as fab as a book can be! * Elle McNicoll, bestselling author of A Kind of Spark *
A rollicking read packed with humour and heart. I can’t wait to read Buck & Ears’ next adventure! * Rachel Chivers-Khoo, author of Finders of Silverthorn Forest *

Jennifer Bell

Londoner Jennifer Bell worked as a children’s bookseller at a world-famous bookshop before becoming an author. Her debut series, The Uncommoners, was an international bestseller. She is also the author of Agents of the Wild, a wildlife-rescue series for younger readers, the gaming and time travel duology Wonderscape and Legendarium, and the Magicalia series – thrilling fantasy and STEM adventures starring incredible creatures conjured from emotions.

Sarah Horne

Sarah Horne learnt to draw whilst trying to explain her reasoning for an elaborate haircut at the age of nine. An illustrator for 24 years, she started her Illustration career working freelance for newspapers such as The Guardian, The Independent On Sunday and Print Week. She also worked on commissions for advertising clients such as Nike, IKEA and Kew Gardens. In 2010, Sarah published Paws, Claws and Frilly Drawers and Tantrums And Tiaras, her first author/illustrator young fiction titles with Stripes. She has illustrated over 100 books, and in 2023 was shortlisted for the Laugh Out Loud Awards. She loves to include detail and extra visual narratives in her work. When not at her desk, Sarah loves running, painting, photography, cooking, film and a good stomp up a hill.

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