Booty, My Very Own Pirate

by Sachiko Kashiwaba

illus. by Kyoko Nomiyama

A pirate ship, captained by a real pirate, suddenly appears on the roof of Ryota’s house, but only he (and next door’s dog) can see it! Ryota’s life is turned upside-down by the appearance of Booty, a ham-chomping, games console-stealing, shanty-singing pirate, and his perilously balanced black ship. Ryota joins Booty’s search for his long-prized treasure – “something blue and square that sings” – and makes a firm – if wild and unpredictable – friend in the process.

22 x 16 cm, 128 pages, Black-and-white illustrations
First published June 2019