Spring 2025

The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate, 2nd Edition

  • Interest Level: Preschool - Kindergarten
  • Reading Level: Grade 2

This enduring tale of independence and family is an unconventional love story with a strong female lead and a pirate with a sensitive side, written by New Zealand’s leading children’s writer and illustrated by one of Japan’s foremost children’s illustrators.

The fierce little woman lived in a house at the end of a jetty. She knitted socks in blue and green wool to sell to sailors who had got their feet wet. But when there were no ships at her jetty, she was quite alone.

One stormy day, a pirate came to the house on the jetty. He stood on his toes, and starting tap-tap-tapping on the window…

After a battle of words through the jetty trapdoor, these two windswept heroes find they are suited after all in a warm story of a carefree family.

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Interest Level Preschool - Kindergarten
Reading Level Grade 2
Genre Picture Books
Copyright 2025
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Gecko Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-07-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV001020, JUV026000, JUV039050
Dewey [E]
Dimensions 10.6 x 8.7
Features Original artwork

Author: Joy Cowley

Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand’s best-loved writers. Her awards include the Margaret Mahy Medal; the NZ Post Children’s Book Award 2006; the Roberta Long Medal, Alabama, USA; and the AW Reed Award for Contribution to New Zealand Literature. She is a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Illustrator: Miho Satake

Miho Satake is a highly regarded Japanese artist and illustrator known for illustrating the Japanese editions of classic children’s books including Diana Wynne Jones and anniversary editions of the Harry Potter series.