Pirate Blunderbeard: Worst. Movie. Ever. — Ben Cort; Amy Sparkes

Set sail with the funniest pirate on the seven seas in this hilarious adventure for readers of 7+ with brilliant pictures throughout from ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS illustrator Ben Cort.

When super-famous actor Jolly Roger comes to make a movie on Crossbones Island, Pirate Blunderbeard is determined to get the main part. He just has to convince Jolly that his pet chicken, Boris, is a parrot (oh dear), act alongside an evil Giant DeathClaw Lobster (eek!), and beat his crafty brother Blackbeard to the lead role . . . What could possibly go wrong?

Pirate Blunderbeard might be in the worst movie ever, but it's also the funniest. Laugh-out-loud fun for readers of 7+.

About the author

Amy writes for children of all ages. Her picture books have been shortlisted for several book awards, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013 and the Booktrust Best Books Awards 2014.

Amy was born in Eastbourne and enjoyed a wild imagination when she was a child (which included 13 imaginary friends). She is passionate about encouraging imagination in children and is often invited to visit schools.

She regularly produces the ‘Writing for Children' pages for the bestselling Writing Magazine and also runs writing workshops for aspiring children's authors.

Amy lives in Devon with her husband and five young children. When she's not off on an adventure with them, Amy enjoys drinking tea, climbing trees and dancing. She is yet to master doing all three at the same time.

Ben Cort is a hugely popular illustrator. His picture books have been published in 18 languages, in 20 countries worldwide. His Underpants books with Claire Freedman have now sold over a million copies.

Ben lives in Bedfordshire with his wife and two children.