From the award-winning creators of The Little Eskimo, and the acclaimed author of The Enemy, a story of the journey a boy goes on when his father doesn't come home

When I was a child, my father went away. He came home only once a year, in the summer for two weeks. He smelled of the sea, my father. That’s because he was . . . A great pirate.

The amazing stories Dad tells of life with his pirate crew fire up his young son’s imagination. But then, one year, Dad doesn’t return home. Now it’s his son’s turn to make an amazing journey of his own—to find his father. Soon he will discover a secret beyond anything he has imagined so far.

Davide Cali is one of Europe's most innovative and acclaimed writers for children. He is the author of more than 20 illustrated books, including 10 Little Insects, The Bear with the Sword, The Enemy: A Book About Peace, Mama Robot, Santa's Suit, and I Can't Wait, which won France's prestigious Baobab Prize and was Honor Book in the ALA's Batchelder Award. Maurizio A.C. Quarello teaches illustration and has illustrated more than 15 books. They previously collaborated on The Little Eskimo.