The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate
$22.94
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
25 August 2026
Summary
Margaret Mahy’s bestselling classic, The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate, is reimagined with delightfully whimsical illustrations from Emma Collicott, the winner of the 2025 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize.
Sam lives an ordinary life in a big city far away from the ocean with his mum. He wears an ordinary brown suit every day to his ordinary job in an ordinary office. But his mum is not ordinary at all - she is a pirate, and she wants to see the sea again.
Wonderfully …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781869717223 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1869717228 |
| Author: | Margaret Mahy |
| Publisher: | Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand |
| Imprint: | Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 256mm x 253mm |
| Series: | Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize |
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About The Author
Margaret Mahy
Margaret Mahy (Author)
Margaret Mahy (1936-2012) is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated children’s writers. She is the author of more than 150 titles, which have been translated into many different languages and sold around the world. Appointed to the Order of New Zealand in 1993, Mahy also won many global prizes for children’s writers, including the Carnegie Medal and the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.
“It is in the nature of books, that they have the capacity to make you feel powerful about what you can alter and achieve in your life” - Margaret Mahy
Emma Collicott (Illustrator)
Born in Christchurch and raised on a small farm near Whakatane, Emma Collicott now lives in Beach Haven, Auckland. Emma has spent years weaving illustration into her life at every opportunity, working in animation, advertising and graphic design. The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate is her debut book, and it was meant to be, as she loves everything about the sea - including exploring sunken shipwrecks.
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