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Gaffa Jack: The Little Boat with a Very Big Smile

by Gavin Crowther; Illustrated by Celia Duncan

16 pages; Saddle stitched; Illustrated, children's book.; catalogue #04-2346; ISBN 1-4120-4538-X; US$9.00, C$9.99, EUR7.50, £5.00

Gaffa Jack is a little boat growing up in a fun filled adventurous world. He's a bit cheeky, very tenacious, and has a very big heart. He learns as he grows.

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About the Book

The idea for the first Gaffa Jack book came about when I bought a beautiful hand built clinker dinghy from a friend of mine who is a boat builder in Cornwall.

I bought the boat to have little trips with my wife Emma and my one year old son jack on nice summer days. I was going to call the boat Jack after my son. The dinghy had a little gaff rig sail with it so the name Gaffa Jack was decided on.

I was originally going to write a few diaries of our little outings on Gaffa Jack, for my son to keep for the future, but as the writing progressed, I realised that there was a character starting to appear which seemed to be a mixture of my son's personality and the personality of the little boat. Gaffa Jack... The Little Boat With a Very Big Smile" was born, and was about to start on a life full of adventure and learning.

I needed to illustrate this little boat well to bring out his character, and so I asked a well known Cornish artist, Celia Duncan, if she would be interested in doing this for me. Celia's paintings of boats all have a story to tell in their own right and I could see that her illustrations would work beautifully with the character of Gaffa Jack. There are lots of adventures still to come with this inquisitive, tenacious, big hearted little boat and his friends.

More Gaffa Jack's adventures to follow.

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About the Author

Gavin Crowther Is an Emmy Award winning cameraman who lives with his wife Emma and their son Jack in the West Country. He is specialised in adventure documentaries And has worked all over the world filming in extreme environments. After the birth of his son, Gavin decided to write some stories based on the character of his little boy. A cheeky and tenacious little boat summed up Jack beautifully, and so Gaffa Jack was born.

Celia Duncan Is a professional artist living and working in Cornwall. Her work has become well known and instantly recognizable with the portrayal of ancient fishing villages and their jaunty little boats. She has exhibited her work widely with the originals being highly collectable. Her work is now being produced in many mediums.

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