That most unlikely of pirates, the greedy, selfish Captain Pugwash is at the helm once more. And his familiar crew are all aboard.
In these four adventures the crew turn vegetarian, their enemy Cut-throat Jake is defeated by a parrot, there's a fierce battle on the poop deck, and the pirates find a whole new way to walk the plank.
Pugwash fans old and new will revel in these stories. John Ryan's text and drawings are as full of comic vigour as ever.
The beauty of pirate stories like these is that they are timeless. Reading through these two slim volumes brought back many fond memories from when I was a kid, yet they seem as fresh and enjoyable as ever. Younger boys (and of course girls) will lap these up, both when read to them as bedtime stories and when read themselves. The publishers suggest they are for ages 7+ but I am sure that there will be a number of slightly younger children whose reading abilities will be advanced enough to cope with them. Reviewing stories that are already such a huge part of the national consciousness is very difficult, but then again there has to be a reason why they have become so well known, and that is simply because they are really, really enjoyable to read. These are not stories that should lie dormant because they were written some time before the Harry Potter phenomenon kicked off and created the renaissance in children's literature; these are stories that should be read again and again, each generation passing on to the next at bedtime. - Bookzone4boys
Liberally peppered with John Ryan's excellent illustrations the stories move quickly giving a huge sense of achievement to less experienced readers. These well known characters are well worth a revisit. - www.writeaway.org.uk
John Ryan's short tales of the ever optimistic Captain Pugwash are as delighful as ever. - School Librarian
Publication Details:
Binding: Paperback, 96 pages ISBN: 9781847800251 Format: 198mm x 129mm
BIC Code:YFA BISAC Code:JUV007000 Imprint: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
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