Short, illustrated and outrageously funny! When a pirate arrives at Billy and Heidi's door, it's the start of a crazy and unpredictable adventure as they sail their 'fish-finger' house to Itchy Ear Island, and learn all sorts of quirky facts about pirates, parrots and cabbages along the way.
Shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australian Book of the Year Award 2007.
About Christopher Morgan
Christopher Morgan became a writer because he broke his leg, and needed a job he could do at his desk. In the past, he has been a musician, a furniture maker and a public servant. Chris filled his desk with pictures of pirates and sailing ships, an old telescope and a treasure map, and started writing. Pirates Eat Porridge was his first children's book.
About the Illustrator:
Neil Curtis drew from the time he could hold a crayon. He was an acclaimed artist, exhibiting both in Australia and internationally. Pirates Eat Porridge was his first collaboration with Christopher Morgan; his other books include the award-winning and much loved Cat and Fish and its sequel Cat and Fish Go to See (both written by Joan Grant) and his poignant illustrated memoir, The Memory Book. Neil received the Australian Writers' and Art Directors' Association's Silver Award for Illustration. He completed the artwork for Pirates Drive Buses just before his