The Pirate Blackbird Award-winning illustrator by Uwe Timm (author) and Axel Scheffler (illustrator)

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Join an incredible mynah bird on an adventure as he makes his way in the big city. When a little mynah bird is stolen from the jungle, he uses his amazing gift of mimicry to fool everyone in his path.

This funny and charming book by Uwe Timm features fabulous illustrations by Axel Scheffler
A celebration of a small bird doing big things!
Axel Scheffler is the illustrator of a whole host of beloved classic children’s books such as Stick Man and The Gruffalo

Our September 2022 Ages 5-6 Book of the Month

Our book of the month pick for 5+ is The Pirate Blackbird, a funny and charming book by Uwe Timm and featuring Axel Scheffler’s fabulous illustrations! Having been stolen from the jungle, we join one incredible mynah bird on his adventure through the big city, using his amazing gift of mimicry to fool everyone in his path!

This is a fun and exciting story offering a new character that children will be sure to love. With a witty storyline and vibrant illustrations, this is sure to entertain even the most reluctant of readers.

Tasha - Book Club Editor, 0-6

Product Details

Catalogue number

75 in ROW Teen May 2024

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780702309632

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

August 4th, 2022

Other details

160 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Axel Scheffler

Axel Scheffler was born in 1957 in Hamburg, Germany. At school, although always good at art, he never really considered a career in illustration. But long before he began his professional life, he had won his first drawing prize for an international chocolate company – his prize was a cuddly lilac cow.

Axel went on from school to study History of Art at the University of Hamburg – but he didn’t like the course and decided to leave. Knowing that he wanted to live in another country and learn a second language, he moved to England to study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art.

After graduating with a first class degree, Axel moved to London where he began illustrating for a variety of English and German advertising companies, magazines and newspapers. He took his portfolio to a number of publishers and Faber commissioned him to illustrate The Piemakers by Helen Cresswell and The Bottle Rabbit by Bernard McCabe. In 1989, Walker asked Axel to illustrate a text by Jon Blake, You’re a Hero, Daley B.

A writer called Julia Donaldson was also writing songs for Playdays at this time and her song A Squash and a Squeeze was commissioned to be a picture book. Axel Scheffler was recommended as an illustrator for the text and an award-winning team was created.

Their next book, The Gruffalo, was published in March 1999 and has already become a modern classic, selling more than 2 million copies worldwide and translated into over 20 languages. Axel also continues to illustrate for other authors as well, including Ian Whybrow and David Henry Wilson.

Axel has achieved worldwide acclaim for his humorous illustrations, and his books have been translated into over 29 languages. He has enjoyed particular success in his award-winning picture book collaborations with Julia Donaldson, but is also the best-selling illustrator of novelty books such as The Bedtime Bear. In 2006 he was been called upon to design Gordon Brown’s annual Christmas card!

Still living in London, Axel makes frequent visits to continental Europe. His hobbies include walking, cooking and reading and beadwork.