The Hoys

Ahoy there! But what is a hoy, and why can Pirate Jake never see one?!

No matter how hard he looks, Jake cannot see the mysterious hoys he keeps hearing so much about.

How can he ever be a proper pirate if he can't see a hoy? With his parrot on his shoulder, he walks gloomily across the sand dunes.

Until something quite unusual catches his eye.

This atmospheric and beautifully illustrated book will spark imaginations and help inspire:

• Open-mindedness
• Creativity
• Inclusivity
• Curiosity
• ...and of course, wordplay, wit and whimsy!

This vibrant new picture book from bestselling author Kes Gray is perfect for pirate fans everywhere, at any time of day.

About the author

Kes Gray is a British author who exploded onto the shelves in 2000 with his debut and prize-winning picture book, Eat Your Peas. He has since published more than twenty-five Daisy books, with sales topping more than a million copies. In 2014, his picture book phenomenon Oi Frog! spawned the most popular picture book series of recent times, with sales of over 2.5 million copies worldwide. Mark Chambers is an author and illustrator of children's picture books and young fiction. He studied Illustration at University and since graduating has been represented by the London and New York Illustration agency, Bright Group International. In 2017 Mark was shortlisted for the AOI World Illustration Awards and in 2013, The Roald Dahl Funny Prize. In the same year he went on to win the Sheffield Children's Picture Book Award and was also highly commended in the young fiction category. Some of Marks' clients include Hodder Children's, Bloomsbury, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Amazon and Marks & Spencer. Mark lives and works in France with his wife and their very bouncy hound.

Summary

'Ahoy there!' This is the witty story of Pirate Jake, who sets out in search of the hoys, determined to become a proper pirate at last. Packed with clever wordplay to make kids smile.

Report

"For little ones, the main appeal of pirates has been the chance to say: Arrr! Kes Gray has fun with this - and particularly "Ahoy There!", a phrase that inspires his picture book in which a pirate goes looking for a hoy (and finds some)"
The Sunday Times

Product details

• Authors: Kes Gray, Gray Kes
• Assisted by: Mark A. Chambers (Illustration), Chambers Mark A. (Illustration)
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 2 to 6
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.05.2024
• EAN: 9780711287990
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-8799-0
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 250 mm x 5 mm x 252 mm
• Weight: 187 g
• Illustrations: Fully illustrated
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; Children's and young people's books > Picture books > Narrative picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Pirates, JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Words, Picture storybooks, For children c 0-2 years, Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Picture storybooks: imagination and play, Early learning: rhyming & wordplay books, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, Early years: letters and words, For babies from birth