Selby Sorcerer (14 page)

ISBN 0 207 19979 5

Duncan Ball

Piggotts in Peril
begins with the shy and sensitive Bert Piggott accidentally finding the map to pirate treasure hidden many years ago by his great-great-great-great-grandfather. At first a quest for untold wealth seems the answer to all his problems but getting it means bringing along his scheming, ratbag family. Little does he know that what lies ahead are problems that even the pessimistic Bert could never imagine: the terror of turbulent seas aboard a ‘borrowed’ boat, capture by pirates, being marooned on the Isle of the Dead, and more.

Piggotts in Peril
is a warm, adventure-comedy about the origins of the universe, the evolution of humankind — and pirate treasure.

ISBN 0 207 19783 0

Acknowledgements: The author would like to thank the many people at HarperCollins who have worked on these books over the years. Also, once again, special thanks to Allan Stomann whose wonderful illustrations, in all these books, have given life to Selby.

Duncan Ball is an Australian author best known for his popular books for children. Among his most-loved works are the books about Selby, the talking dog.
Selby Sorcerer
is the eleventh collection of short stories about ‘the only talking dog in Australia and, perhaps, the world’. Also published is a selection of stories taken from the other books called
Selby’s Selection,
and two collections of jokes:
Selby’s Joke Book
and
Selby’s Side-Splitting Joke Book.

Among Duncan’s other books are the Emily Eyefinger series, about the adventures of a girl who was born with an eye on the end of her finger, and the comedy novels,
Piggott Place
and

Piggotts in Peril,
about the frustrations of twelve-year-old Bert Piggott, forever struggling to get his family of ratbags and dreamers out of the trouble they constantly get themselves into.

Duncan lives in Sydney with his wife, Jill, and their cat, Jasper. They also love dogs and once considered getting one but were stopped by the sudden arrival of an unstamped letter in their mailbox. It said simply: ‘Don’t get a dog. You’ve already got the most perfect pet in the world. ‘Where the letter came from and why it smelled vaguely of cat food is still a mystery.

For more information about Duncan
and his books, see Selby’s web site at:
www.harpercollins.com.au/selby

Emily Eyefinger
Emily Eyefinger, Secret Agent
Emily Eyefinger and the Lost Treasure
Emily Eyefinger and the Black Volcano
Emily Eyefinger’s Alien Adventure
Emily Eyefinger and the Devil Bones
Emily Eyefinger and the Balloon Bandits
Emily Eyefinger and the Ghost Ship

Piggott Place
Piggotts in Peril

Selby’s Secret
Selby Speaks
Selby Screams
Selby Supersnoop
Selby Spacedog
Selby Snowbound
Selby Surfs
Selby Snaps!
Selby’s Joke Book
Selby Splits
Selby’s Selection
Selby’s Stardom
Selby’s Side-splitting Joke Book