My Father the Great Pirate

Davide Cali

My Father the Great Pirate
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Wilkins Farago
Country
Australia
Published
1 August 2014
Pages
56
ISBN
9780987109996

My Father the Great Pirate

Davide Cali

When I was a child, my father went away. He came home only once a year, in the summer for two weeks. He smelled of the sea, my father. That’s because he was… A great pirate. The amazing stories Dad tells of life with his pirate crew fire up his young son’s imagination. But then, one year, Dad doesn’t return home. Now it’s his son’s turn to make an amazing journey of his own - to find his father. Soon he will discover a secret beyond anything he has imagined so far.

From the award-winning creators of The Little Eskimo, and the acclaimed author of The Bear with the Sword, What is this Thing Called Love? and The Enemy.

Review

When you read a Davide Cali book it is always an unforgettable experience. His stories explore universal themes of love, war and belonging with sensitivity and empathy. My Father the Great Pirate is no exception.

The nine-year-old narrator believes that his father goes away for long periods to work because he is a pirate. Whenever his father returns, he entertains him with tales of the colourful crew and adventures at sea. One day, the narrator learns a different truth and has to reconcile the myth with the reality.

Based on real events, this tender story is superbly illustrated and shows yet again that Cali is a masterful storyteller. For ages 4 and up.


Alexa Dretzke

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