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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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We have lots and lots of children's books and this is one of my son's (and my!) favourites (we also bought 'The Pirates Next Door', which is excellent too).
The thing that sets this book apart are the illustrations - they are simply fantastic (detailed, bright, funny, colourful). There are also lots of hidden gems that mean you notice something new every time you read it (which helps if your son is like mine and wants back-to-back recitals of anything he likes)
The story is also written in a shanty style rhyme which adds to the pirate feeling (and also, I find, makes it easier and more interesting to read for the 20th time!).
Of the kids books we own (Night Monkey, Day Monkey - The Pirates Next Door - The Pirate Cruncher - Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants - What The Ladybird Heard - Jack and the Flumflum Tree - Charlie's Superhero Underpants - Cave Baby - Charlie Cook's Favourite Book - The Smartest Giant in Town - The Gruffalo's Child - Room on the Broom - The Snail and the Whale - Stick Man - Zog) this one, along with The Pirates Next Door and and 'Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants', are by far the best - if you own any of the others mentioned I thoroughly recommend you buy these for your children (and your sanity!).
The thing that sets this book apart are the illustrations - they are simply fantastic (detailed, bright, funny, colourful). There are also lots of hidden gems that mean you notice something new every time you read it (which helps if your son is like mine and wants back-to-back recitals of anything he likes)
The story is also written in a shanty style rhyme which adds to the pirate feeling (and also, I find, makes it easier and more interesting to read for the 20th time!).
Of the kids books we own (Night Monkey, Day Monkey - The Pirates Next Door - The Pirate Cruncher - Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants - What The Ladybird Heard - Jack and the Flumflum Tree - Charlie's Superhero Underpants - Cave Baby - Charlie Cook's Favourite Book - The Smartest Giant in Town - The Gruffalo's Child - Room on the Broom - The Snail and the Whale - Stick Man - Zog) this one, along with The Pirates Next Door and and 'Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants', are by far the best - if you own any of the others mentioned I thoroughly recommend you buy these for your children (and your sanity!).
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a brilliant book! I'd seen it in the book shop a few times but was a bit put off as it seemed to have a lot of words (including quite a lot of speech marks) but it's excellent- really detailed brilliant pictures and an ending that had us all (me included) taken by surprise! Then we immediately went back to the start to read it again to spot all the little clues that we'd missed the first time. Much cleverer than most children's stories so I'm imagining it will be a long lasting favourite.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Brilliant book, especially for boys. The illustrations are exceptional, I agree with the previous reviewer that children will be able to enjoy hours looking at the illustrations.
As a retired English teacher, I feel the mix of rhyme & prose really works to create an exciting story with a moral.
I look forward to seeing other stories from this accomplished author & illustrator.
As a retired English teacher, I feel the mix of rhyme & prose really works to create an exciting story with a moral.
I look forward to seeing other stories from this accomplished author & illustrator.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fantastically illustrated and imaginative!!
Bought this for my 4 year old who is pirate mad! He LOVES it and had me read it about 10 times in the first two days of it arriving. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Tan
Our 3 year old boy loves this book!
What a brilliant book! From the first page this book had our little boy hooked in to the story. The combination of the sea shanty-style rhyme and the detailed and captivating... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Bex
Fantastic!
My 3 year old chose this himself and I was sceptical as I thought it looked a bit OTT. But when I read it I was blown away - the pictures are brilliant, especially the dark,... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Winnie
brilliantly dark and fun
Wonderful book, lovely illustrations and a really fun stories. I find the need to bellow the shanties in a Cornish accent to a tune of my own devising. Read more
Published 5 months ago by John
Good fun
Great story, nice rhymes and really, really well illustrated with a superb fold out monster picture. My 5 year old loves it!
Published 7 months ago by schlockhorror
great for little pirate fans
Lovely book would highly recommend it. My son is four and we have had to read this every night so far!
Published 9 months ago by cs
Fabulous book for little pirate fans
I bought this book because of the gorgeous illustrations - there's so much to look at in every picture and I thought that my 2 year old son would like it, even if he couldn't... Read more
Published 12 months ago by KateyB
My nieces and nephews love this book.
I read this book to my nieces and nephews (aged 17 months-10 years old) and they all love it. It has wonderful graphics that balance out the stories well. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Tess
Excellent fun!
Great illustrations and a wonderfully moral story with a twist. Mr Duddle has written and illustrated a story as much fun for adults as it is for children. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Skeleton_Tongue
Brilliant!
Brilliant book! Bought for my partner and our sun who is just two, but loves to look at the pictures in this book! He ll get to understand the story later! Read more
Published 16 months ago by fooxoo
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