Why Not?
The almost true story of stuff that actually happened in a library

Why Not

“…’I wouldn’t take that if I were you,’ the librarian said. ‘It’s on hold for a pirate!’…”

Meet Captain Don’t-mess-wiv-me-books Blackbeard and other unexpected visitors in the library in this hilarious and almost true tall tale.

From the award-winning children’s author, Swapna Haddow and creative talent and illustrator, Daron Parton, comes the follow up to the brilliantly hilarious ‘But Then…’.

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Publisher: Scholastic NZ
Date: August 2025
Illustrations: Daron Parton
ISBN: 9781775439172

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