Perla and the Pirate
By (Author) Isabel Allende
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
2nd December 2025
28th August 2025
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care: Dogs
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Pirates
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity, equality, equity and
813.6
Hardback
32
Width 203mm, Height 254mm
Get ready to meet Perla the feisty, magical rescue dog who will steal your heart!
From #1 international bestselling author Isabel Allende and award-winning illustrator Sandy Rodriguez comes another irresistible picture book about Perla, the Mighty Dog, and the family who love her!
Perla is a small dog with a BIG personality and a very impressive roar. Her best friend is seven-year-old Nico Rico. But when Nico goes missing after school one day, its up to Perla - and The Pirate who lives next door - to find Nico and bring him home safely.
Can Perla save the day once again
The adorable follow-up to Perla: The Mighty Dog.
Isabel Allende is a literary living legend and phenomenon. With 74 million books sold, she's the most-read author in the Spanish language throughout the world, and a blockbuster international bestseller of adult novels. A novelist, feminist and philanthropist, Isabel won worldwide acclaim in 1982 with the publication of her first novel, The House of the Spirits. Her work has been translated into over 35 languages, received the PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She lives in California. IsabelAllende.com.
Sandy Rodriguez is a self-taught artist and illustrator. She grew up in Mexico surrounded by lots of family. (She has more than 30 cousins!) Inspired by everyday moments, Sandy loves creating playful characters with quirky personalities. Her favourite medium is watercolour and ink but she also experiments with coloured paper, gouache and some digital magic. Sandy lives in London with her husband and two fantastic daughters.