{"product_id":"the-man-whose-mother-was-a-pirate","title":"The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate","description":"\u003cp\u003eMargaret Mahy's bestselling classic, The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate, is reimagined with delightfully whimsical illustrations from Emma Collicott, the winner of the 2025 Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam lives an ordinary life in a big city far away from the ocean with his mum. He wears an ordinary brown suit every day to his ordinary job in an ordinary office. But his mum is not ordinary at all - she is a pirate, and she wants to see the sea again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWonderfully fun and beautifully illustrated, this swashbuckling story about finding adventure and following your dreams is a timeless favourite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize titles include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Boy with Two Shadows with art by Sarah Greig\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Boy Who Made Things Up with art by Lily Emo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's a King in the Cupboard with art by Minrui Yang\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Witch in the Cherry Tree with art by Jessica Twohill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 Kings and 42 Elephants with art by Alba Gil Celdran\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great White Man-Eating Shark with art by Herb MacDonald.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ADS Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567679246559,"sku":"9781869717223","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9781869717223.jpg?v=1783989686","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-man-whose-mother-was-a-pirate","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}