Books By Colin McNaughton, Emma Chichester Clark - Author

A renowned poet and one of BritainÆs leading illustrators and authors., Colin McNaughton has been drawing pirates and giants, monsters and dinosaurs, since he was a boy, and all of them are lively, rambunctious characters that sing and talk and dance their way across the pages of his riotous books. "The older I get," he says, "the more I realize that my sense of humor is exactly the same as it was when I was four years old -- it hasn't changed at all!" Colin McNaughton's childlike sense of humor may very well be the secret to his success as a children's book author and illustrator. His books, including CAPTAIN ABDUL'S PIRATE SCHOOL and JOLLY ROGER AND THE PIRATES OF CAPTAIN ABDUL, have been hailed for their hilarity and their kid appeal. In fact, BOOKLIST called CAPTAIN ABDUL'S PIRATE SCHOOL "a sort of dream come true for young pirate fanciers." Such praise is nothing new for Colin McNaughton: since 1976 he has created more than sixty books, and he is now recognized as a leader in children's book illustration