Pirating isn’t the life for everyone, but Gran says it's a career more girls should think about. Meet Gran – who's been a pirate since she was a young girl! With a pet crocodile who sleeps under her bed and a wicked sense of humour, knowing Gran is never dull! This witty and quirkily illustrated book will take kids on a rollicking journey of pirating fun, and adults will struggle to contain their giggles.”

Whenever her grandchildren asked her what she did Geraldine Durrant always teased them that she was a pirate. In fact, she is a journalist living in England. Rose Forshall has illustrated many articles for newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian and The Independent on Sunday. Rose lives in London.

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• Winner, The BBC RaW 60-Second Story Writing Competition

“Rose Forshall’s comic-style illustrations provide a treasure trove of clues to Gran's piratical past… Geraldine Durrant’s swashbuckling story of Gran’s escapades and how she met and married Grandpa is awash with witty asides and humour.” - Books for Keeps

Books for Keeps

“A feisty story, with plenty of pratfalls that older children will appreciate – and some gentle feminism to please their mothers.” - Time Out

Time Out

"Pirate Gran [...] is indisputable truth, picture book confirmation, that grannies were once unbridled girls, bold maidens, bodacious damsels, not homespun grannies knitting in their rockers."

Harold Walters, the Southern Gazette