- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Red Fox; New edition edition (7 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099432463
- ISBN-13: 978-0099432463
- Product Dimensions: 25.8 x 20.2 x 0.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #46 in Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > H > Hoban, Russell
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"The partnership between author and illustrator is almost perfect." -- "The Times"
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A delightfully eccentric follow-up to How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've had How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen for 25 years, and never knew that this sequel existed. What a delight to discover it! Very funny, added value for those who know the first book as there are references back to it. Quentin Blake illustrations at their very best. Much too good for kids.
Format:Paperback
This is a great piece of writing with lots of energy, fantastic illustrations from Blake and a very eccentric and English feeling story from Russell Hoban - which is odd because he's American - but there is an madness to both the Najork books that only an upperclass Anglophile could produce (or so you'd think). Lovely stuff!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Jam-Powered Frog
6 Oct 2002
Format:Paperback
The infamous Captain Najork, now married to Tom's hideous Aunt Fidget, is in trouble. Aunt Fidget believes that he is canoodling with the strong-armed headmistress of the local girls' school. Tom, his new aunt Bundlejoy Cosysweet, and the jam-powered frog are instrumental in the clash-of-the-titans arm wrestling contest which decides the Captain's fate -- one of the most heart-wrenching scenes in children's literature.
As good as it is for silent reading, this book is a delirious treat to read out loud.
As good as it is for silent reading, this book is a delirious treat to read out loud.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Book To Share With Every Child (young and old)
17 Aug 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Tom and His Aunt Bundlejoy Cozysweet have an adventure in his frog and Aunt Fidget Wonkham Strong Najork arm wrestles the Headmistress for good Captain Najork.
This is indeed a very fun and visually enjoyable book to read either quietly to yourself or out loud. I brought it in to share with my preschool group, and those that loved the story, love to hear it over and over again or to just sit and look at the pictures. I've shared both this book and How Tom Beat Captain Najork and his hired sportsmen with the children several times and will need to purchase a new copy, this one is falling apart now from the love.
Highly recommended for it's unique enjoyable and fun flare.
This is indeed a very fun and visually enjoyable book to read either quietly to yourself or out loud. I brought it in to share with my preschool group, and those that loved the story, love to hear it over and over again or to just sit and look at the pictures. I've shared both this book and How Tom Beat Captain Najork and his hired sportsmen with the children several times and will need to purchase a new copy, this one is falling apart now from the love.
Highly recommended for it's unique enjoyable and fun flare.
disappointed Captain Najork fan
16 Mar 2012
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
We LOVED "How Tom Beat Captain Najork!" Such a unique story, several of its lines have made it into our family's bank of frequent quotes. So I bought this as a family Christmas present for four teens who had grown up loving "How Tom...," and we were all less than thrilled. The characters lack the humor and charm of the first Tom story. Of course, Quentin Blake's illustrations are still gorgeous.
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