PIE-RATS

A pirate's sweetest treasure is dessert!

A band of swashbuckling pie-rats has only one goal. Not to find gold, but a bounty that will fill their stomachs and tickle their tastebuds! In this delicious adventure, ravenous rodents follow their noses to a deserted island with the sweetest treasure ever: Dessert!

Key selling points
STRONG READ-ALOUD: Features rollicking rhyme (like a sea shanty) that readers will want to read again and again.
A FRESH TAKE ON PIRATES: These rodents (and their desserts) are irresistible!
ENGAGING ILLUSTRATIONS: Kids will love the expressive, swashbuckling details and silly nods to pie.
WHO DOESN'T LOVE DESSERT?: Books about food are popular in both the trade and S&L world. Kids will enjoy fantasizing about all the delicious desserts featured throughout.

Lisa Frenkel Riddiough has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Hamline University. She is also the author of the middle-grade novel Elvis and the World as It Stands. She lives in Northern California with her husband in their empty nest, where they eat lots of dessert. You can visit her at LisaRiddiough.com or follow her on Instagram and Twitter @LisaRiddiough.

Dave Mottram worked as a graphic designer for many years before illustrating full time. He is the illustrator of The New Kitten by Joyce Carol Oates and the Wordy Birdy books, among many others. He lives in Ohio. You can visit him at DaveMottram.com or follow him on Instagram and Twitter @DMott70.