KITTIWAKE STORMHAVEN THE PIRATE’S PORTOLANO WRITTEN BY VICTORIA WILLIAMSON
ILLUSTRATED BY JAMES BROWN
Paperback published by Tiny Tree Books 23rd October 2025
ISBN 9780722355732
For 9-12 Pages 17
A daring mission, a sister turned pirate, and a sea full of secrets. In a world of water land is a legend, 11-year-old Kittiwake Stormhaven dreams of adventure aboard the Amazon princess. When a vital mission takes the ship into dangerous waters, Kittiwake discovers shocking news her long lost sister, Petrel, is now a feared pirate queen. Kittiwake must outsmart pirates, outmanoeuvre storms and face a ghostly captains to save her ship, her mischievous monkey Caboodle and her friends. But in a high-stakes showdown, family loyalty collides with survival, and kittiwake learns the ocean hides more secrets than she ever imagined.
MY REVIEW
Today I’m shouting out about a new page-turning pirate’s adventure. Kittiwake Stonehaven and the Pirate’s Portolano . I found this adventure story highly funny. Kittiwake Stormhaven dreams of adventure on the Amazon Princess ship, that is an Ocean City Liner. It is one of the biggest strongest ships on the ocean. It’s not advisable to take her on a fair flight. I can hear children laughing at the cheeky monkey dressed in a red waistcoat, who is full of mischief. Kittiwake Stormhaven has hair braids, wears red high knee boots. She has been named a mischievous little minx. Kittiwake was four when her sister Petrel disappeared, there’s talk that Petrel is the new captain of the Seawitch, a Class Battleship. The Seawitch is the Queen of pirate raiders, any attempt to board her rogue groups or mercenaries will be punished by the pirate fleet. Then there is The Deadnought Prison Ship that stalks the ocean world. The Dreadnought is the most feared, least sighted of all the floating fortresses.
About author Victoria Williamson
Victoria Williamson is an award-winning author from Glasgow, Scotland who has worked as an educator in a number of different countries, including as an English teacher in China, a secondary school science teacher in Cameroon, a teacher trainer in Malawi, and an additional support needs teacher in the UK.
Victoria writes and edits books for the education company Twinkl. She spends the rest of her time writing novels for children and creepy tales for adults, and visiting schools, libraries and literary festivals to give author talks and run creative writing workshops. When not writing or talking about books, she’s often to be found up to her knees in mud on an archaeological dig or tangled up in a ball of wool playing with a crochet hook.
Her favourite time of year is autumn, when mists descend on the Scottish moors and eerie stories come whispering on the wind on dark evenings. https://www.instagram.com/astrangelymagicalbooks
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