Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate NZ Children's Non-Fiction sharing food and collecting ideas

sharing food and collecting ideas from our growing community of chefs

and everyday magic within

Includes World Time Zone Map

who was there

Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate NZ Children's Non-Fiction sharing food and collecting ideasAvailable October 2026 pre order now! Margaret Mahy's bestselling classic, The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate, is reimagined with delightfully whimsical illustrations from Emma Collicott, the winner of the 2025 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize. Sam lives an ordinary life in a big city far away from the ocean with his mum. He wears an ordinary brown suit every day to his ordinary job in an ordinary office. But his mum is not ordinary at all she is a