Kes Gray 
The Hoys 

Ahoy there! But what is a hoy, and why can Pirate Jake never see one?!



No matter how hard he looks, Jake cannot see the mysterious hoys he keeps hearing so much about.



How can he ever be a proper pirate if he can’t see a hoy? With his parrot on his shoulder, he walks gloomily across the sand dunes.



Until something quite unusual catches his eye.



This
atmospheric and beautifully illustrated book will spark imaginations and help inspire:

• Open-mindedness


• Creativity


• Inclusivity


• Curiosity


• …and of course, wordplay, wit and whimsy!

This vibrant new picture book from best-selling author Kes Gray is perfect for pirate fans everywhere, at any time of day.

Om författaren

Mark Chambers is an author and illustrator of children’s picture books and young fiction. He studied Illustration at University and since graduating has been represented by the London and New York Illustration agency, Bright Group International. In 2017 Mark was shortlisted for the AOI World Illustration Awards and in 2013, The Roald Dahl Funny Prize. In the same year he went on to win the Sheffield Children’s Picture Book Award and was also highly commended in the young fiction category. Some of Marks’ clients include Hodder Children’s, Bloomsbury, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Amazon and Marks & Spencer. Mark lives and works in France with his wife and their very bouncy hound.