Aussie Nibble: The Littlest Pirate

Nicholas Nosh is the littlest pirate in the world. H’s notallowed to go to sea, and he’s bored. Very bored. ‘I’ll show them’, he says.

About the Author

Sherryl Clark (Author)Sherryl Clark’s firstchildren’s book wasThe Too-Tight Tutuwhich was published inthe Aussie Bites series in 1997. Since then she has published almost 70children’s books, includingSixth Grade Style Queen (Not!),MotormouthandRunaways.Sherryl is also the author of the Rose books in the Our Australian Girl seriesandJimmy’s Warin the Do You Dare series. She has had twocollections of poetry for adults published by Pariah Press –Edge(1990)andThicker Than Water(1999). Sherryl teaches fiction andpoetry writing in the Diploma of Arts – Professional Writing and Editing atVictoria University, and is currently undertaking a PhD.Tom Jellett(Illustrator)Tom Jellett is an Australian illustrator based inSydney. Tom has been an editorial illustrator for News Limited, workingonThe Australian,The Weekend AustralianandTheDaily Telegraph and his work has appeared in theSouth ChinaMorning Post,The WeekandMedical Observer.He is an acclaimed children’s book illustrator whose work includes a seriesabout a little pirate (The Littlest Pirate), books about a teddy bear calledTed (Ted Goes Wild, Ted Gets Lostand Ted Hits Town) and theSporty Kids series, written by Felice Arena. His picture books with JustineClarke and Arthur Baysting,The Gobbledygook is Eating a BookandTheGobbledygook and the Scribbledynoodlehave been Australianbestsellers. His other acclaimed picture books includeWhy I Love FootyandWhyI Love Summerwith Michael Wagner, andGrandpa’s BigAdventurewritten by Paul Newman. In 2011, Tom was included in theeditorial category for Illustrators 53, exhibited at the Society ofIllustrators, New York.