Captain Brett’s Pirates
Blexbolex

The adventures of a little boy captured by a crew of pirates led by the dreadful Captain Brett, a mysterious character with a skull for a face…

A boy is sent by his parents to spend the summer with his uncle. Left to his own devices in an unfamiliar town, he explores the streets, discovers a large river, gets trapped in an ambush, and is taken prisoner by pirates! Against his will, he becomes part of this criminal crew... Full of action and plot twists, this story also raises questions of good and evil. World-acclaimed author Blexbolex once again ventures into new artistic and narrative territory with this genre book.

Blexbolex
The author and illustrator

After studying at the Fine arts of Angoulême, Blexbolex discovered silkscreen printing in the 1990s and learned the publishing techniques in the field. At Cornelius, he started the collections Lucette and Louise. He also published several books with various publishers, including a series of artist books, “L’arrière-pays”, at Orbis Pictus. Since 2006, he has been producing an important work in children’s literature, translated into 10 languages and rewarded by many prizes: L’imagier des gens, Saisons, Maître chat… His picture book Nos vacances received the Pépite d’or award at the Montreuil festival in 2017 and the New York Rights Fair award in 2018.  

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