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The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate

Margaret Mahy

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- Book Hero
- BookHub
- Paper Plus
- The Nile
- The Warehouse
- Unity Books
- Whitcoulls

Sam has an ordinary life - but his mother used to be a pirate!

One day at breakfast, they decide to go to sea and an amazing adventure begins.

A brand new picture book edition of this timeless favourite.

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Winner of 2025 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize

Margaret Mahy

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.

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