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Calling all young pirates! Ye’ll not want to miss this special event with award-winning author and pirate captain Jonny Duddle. Get some pirate tips, find out what it’s like making films for Aardman Animation and how he gathered ideas for his Jolley-Rogers books. Hear about The Pirate-Cruncher, take a peek inside Jonny’s sketchbook and help him create a brand new pirate character. Aaarrr!

Duddle is author and illustrator of The Pirates Next Door, which sold more than 100,000 copies in the UK and won the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize. He was a character designer for Aardman Animation’s recent Oscar-nominated film, The Pirates.

Age: 4+