Louie the Pirate Chef

This is a funny, light-hearted story of Louie, who would rather be a chef than a pirate, much to the dismay of his seafaring parents. When Captain Blackheart and his crew are busy raiding another pirate ship, Louie can only think about herb-crumbed fish fillets, and lemon jelly cheesecake. When Bloodthirsty Pete and No-Legged Bruce are plundering a far eastern seaport Louie is dreaming of Peking duck, soft rice noodles and deep-fried ice cream. No one is very impressed with Louie, until they find themselves deserted on an island with plenty of treasure and no food.

About the Author

Simon Mitchell was born in 1971 in Sydney. This Bondi boy is now a man living in Port Macquarie with his wife Toni, and twin girls Shayla and Harmony.

It's a Funny Old World is a book based, not only on his life, but all of the anecdotal, cynical, humerous and unusual stories one encounters as life progresses. These tales have been accumulated for twenty years, and in the book is inflicted on a fictitious character called 'Bob Bobbin'.

Of course, Bob, like the author, ends up with a cynical, comical and almost twisted view of the world.

Simon has a Bachelor of Science and is now using his Graduate Diploma in Education to teach science at a senior level.

For Simon this book has been a lifetime goal and now looks forward to readers enjoying it.