Adventures of Swashbuckle Lil
Lil is a pirate, a good sort of pirate, and when there is someone to save,
she'll do what is right (if it takes her all night). Yes, she'll always be bold and be brave.
When evil pirate Stinkbeard tries to kidnap Lil's teacher, it's up to schoolgirl and secret pirate, Lil, to come to the rescue. In story two it's sports day, but there's a very hungry croc on the loose. Can Lil and her trusty parrot, Carrot, scare Stinkbeard and his pet croc away?
On a trip to the museum, evil pirate Stinkbeard tries to steal an old king's ruby ring, and it's up to schoolgirl and secret pirate, Lil, to stop him! In story two, Lil and her pet parrot are off to a birthday party. But when Stinkbeard and his pet croc turn up, it's up to Lil to save the day.
The Adventures of Swashbuckle Lil is a bind up of Swashbuckle Lil: The Secret Pirate and Swashbuckle Lil and the Jewel Thief, by author Elli Woollard and illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson. It features four rip-roaringly rhyming, brilliantly illustrated stories which make the perfect transition from parent-led to independent reading.
Elli Woollard started writing stories after an embarrassing incident in which her youngest son broke Michael Rosen's glasses! In addition to picture books, she also writes children's poems and stories. Elli's picture books with Macmillan include The Great Gran Plan, The Giant of Jum and The Dragon of Nibblesome Knight. She has also retold Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories in rhyme and created the two Swashbuckle Lil books for young readers. Elli lives in London with her four children, her husband and two guinea pigs.
Laura Ellen Anderson has been drawing ever since she can remember. She is the accomplished illustrator of many picture books and young fiction series, including Witch Wars, My Brother is a Superhero and The Evil Emperor Penguin strip for Phoenix Comics. Her first author/illustrator picture book, I Don't Want Curly Hair was published in 2017 and her debut young fiction series, Amelia Fang, is off to a fangtastic start!