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Lottie and the Stolen Pirate Ship

Erika McGann author Leona Burns illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:O'Brien Press Ltd

Published:4th Sep '23

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Lottie and the Stolen Pirate Ship cover

Lottie and her dog Biscuit live on Branksea Island. It’s the best place in the world, with a castle, a lighthouse, a forest and a beach. Best of all, her friends Mia and Finn live there too.

The children LOVE playing on the sand in their pirate ship – until one day it disappears. Lottie and friends – and Biscuit – search every inch of the island until at last they spot their ship. Local artist Annie thought the pirate ship was just a broken old boat that would make a lovely flower-planter!

Can the children use their creativity and imagination to show Annie just how important the pirate ship is to them – and how much fun they have with it?

a wonderful, imaginative story of adventure, friendship and it is beautifully illustrated. Young children will be engaged to the very end ... 10/10

-- Mary Cassidy & the pupils of Rang 2, Scoil na gCailíní, Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan, Seomra Ranga

A ‘treasure’ hunt through the imagination, this picture book has friendship at its core and is inspired by the popular Lottie dolls, made in Co Donegal … the dolls celebrate diversity and are designed to foster imaginative and adventurous childhood play. The latest Lottie book, with digital illustrations by Donegal artist Leona Burns, follows that ethos, with a story to spark children’s spirit of adventure

-- The Echo

Based on the wonderful Lottie dolls, this story is full of creativity, friendship, adventure and imagination. It’s sure to inspire some adventures for your own little ones

-- Fallen Star Stories

A sweet story of Lottie and her dog Biscuit, who live on Branksea Island and share many adventures playing with their friends Mia and Finn. These creative children love to use their imaginations playing pirates and mermaids on an old boat on the beach, until one day when they arrive at the beach to play the boat is gone. The friends set off on a hunt for the missing boat accompanied by Biscuit the dog. Lottie and her friends explore the park, lighthouse, castle and other parts of the island in their search. At last, with the help of Biscuit they spot their boat, however local artist Annie has used her imagination to repurpose the boat and they must work together to convince her to return it to the beach. With a little creativity and a lot of teamwork the children make a compelling case to Annie. A lovely story that celebrates being yourself, friendship, imagination and most importantly having fun. Paired with beautiful digital illustrations that are brimming with humorous details for young readers to find this book is engaging from start to finish. A book that will appeal to creative, play loving children, especially those who are fans of Lottie dolls

-- childrensbooksirelan

ISBN: 9781788493574

Dimensions: 261mm x 215mm x 10mm

Weight: 413g

32 pages