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Be on the lookout for swashbuckling pirates in the Fremantle area this term, because The Literature Centre (formerly the Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre) is now exhibiting Louie the Pirate Chef.

Every term, the Literature Centre selects several picture books for their Schools’ Program. The exhibition includes early drafts of each book’s text and images, as well as the final artwork. The centre’s dedicated staff use this material in workshops for students of all ages, introducing them to each story and taking them through the entire process of writing and illustrating a picture book. It’s the only program of this type I’m aware of, and certainly sounds like an excellent opportunity for aspiring young authors and illustrators out there.

Below is a sneak preview of the exhibition.

September is ‘Food Glorious Food’ month over at the Little Big Book Club, and they have selected Louie the Pirate Chef to be one of their featured titles. So grab your cutlass and your KitchenAid and go check out the site – they’ve even put together a neat little activities sheet so you can make your own pirate chef hat!

And speaking of everybody’s favourite arrrrrsterchef – Louie is now available in paperback. Priced at just $14.95, it won’t cost you an arm and a peg-leg, and is the perfect birthday/christmas/everyday gift for the aspiring chef in your family. You can pick the paperback edition up at your local bookstore, or order it online from Berkelouw Books (as well as most other Australian sellers).

The day has come, people. Kung Phew!, the sequel to The Baked Bean Bandit, is now available in bookshops. Published through Penguin’s Aussie Bites range, this fast-paced adventure is ideal for 6-10 year old children (or anyone who enjoys fart jokes with a martial-arts twist).

You can read the first chapter of Kung Phew! online here.

Hi there, and welcome to the brand-new website of Simon Mitchell.

Simon Mitchell the author, that is. If you’re looking for Simon Mitchell the diving physician, Simon Mitchell the patent attorney or Simon Mitchell the Professor of Sedimentary Geology, then I’m sorry to say you’re in the wrong place.

If, however, you are interested in the author of children’s books Louie the Pirate Chef and The Baked Bean Bandit, then this is the site for you!

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