GOTH GIRL AND THE PIRATE s p o n s o r e d by QUEEN Chris Riddell (MACMILLAN)

AGE ABOUT THE BOOK 7+ When Ada travels to the seaside resort of on holiday she is very excited to meet leading followers of fashion Lady Vivienne Dashwood and her rival, the fashionable shepherd Beau Peeps. They are there preparing for World Frock Night – a lavish ball where everyone dresses up in their finest costumes.

Ada’s costume is definitely spectacular and she thinks she might be in with a chance at the grand prize. But, as usual, nothing goes to plan, and an unexpected guest at the ball will prove to be Ada’s biggest challenge yet…

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chris Riddell is familiar to both children and adults for his distinctive line drawings with their clever caricature, fascinating detail and enchanting fantasy elements.

Chris has illustrated many picture books and was awarded the CILIP in 2002 for Pirate Diary and also in 2004 for Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver.

In addition to his children’s books, Chris is a renowned political cartoonist whose work appears regularly in , The Literary Review and The New Statesman. One of his claims to fame is that he was the first cartoonist to depict William Hague in shorts; an illustration that William Hague subsequently bought! Chris lives in Brighton with his wife and has three grown-up children.

More information about Chris and his work can be found at chrisriddell.co.uk

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