Atticus Van Tasticus

A ten-year-old pirate captain? Absurd! Not in the world of Atticus Van Tasticus.

Shiver me timbers! Check out Atticus Van Tasticus – the arrgh-some new new book by Andrew Daddo and Stephen Michael King.

The cover of Atticus Van Tasticus features the cartoon pirate boy, Atticus Van Tasticus, with his parrot, skull hat, and pirate attire. A bold red and black background is filled with playful pirate-themed illustrations and speech bubbles.

Step back to 1750, when times were tough and teeth were rotten.

As part of an ancient family tradition, 10-year-old Atticus Van Tasticus narrowly escapes a life down the coal mines (or worse, going to school – yuk) when he gets to choose the gift of a pirate ship from his Grandnan’s treasure pile.

Atticus pulls together a rag-tag bunch of misfits. There’s Wrong-way Warren, Fish Face, Stink Eye, Mullet, Slap Foot, Princess and Buttface. He even has a plan – to find treasure. Atticus Van Tasticus is the captain of his own destiny. The trouble is, he doesn’t really have a clue…