Molly Rogers to the Rescue
By (Author) Cornelia Funke
Illustrated by Kasia Matyjaszek
HarperCollins Publishers
Barrington Stoke Ltd
3rd September 2019
1st July 2019
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
833.92
Paperback
96
Width 126mm, Height 168mm, Spine 10mm
140g
Pirate Captain Firebeard thinks that he and the ruthless crew of the Horrible Haddock rule the high seas. But the dastardly pirates have definitely met their match when they meet a small, feisty girl named Molly and her fearsome pirate mother, Barbarous Bertha!
A hilarious swash-buckling tale of fearsome girls and dastardly Pirates.
"A great sense of fun" -- INIS
"Bursting with bright illustrations and brilliant characters" -- LoveReading4Kids
"A classic and wonderful adventure story packed full of fun and action which will appeal to childrens sense of adventure and their imaginations" -- Just Imagine
"Filled with strong female characters who challenge traditional role models [Matyjaszek's] palette of strong colours are eye-catching and bring this silly but charming tale to life" -- Children's Books Ireland
Kasia Matyjaszek is an illustrator based in Edinburgh. She graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a Masters in illustration and her coursework was highly commended by the Macmillan Book Prize. She took part in Picture Hooks and her work was exhibited in The Scottish National Galler. Kasia wasshortlisted for the Bookbug Picture Book Prize for her collaboration with Michelle Sloan The Fourth Bonniest Baby in Dundee.
Cornelia Funke is one of Germanys best-loved childrens authors. She started out as an illustrator but found herself itching to write her own stories. Since then she has established a huge international fanbase with books such asDragon Riderand herInkhearttrilogy, which was adapted into a major motion picture. Cornelia lives in Los Angeles.