A heart-warming, action-packed adventure for all animal-loving young pirates - I loved it
Vashti Hardy, author of Brightstorm
A fun, accessible piratical debut for emerging readers
The Bookseller
An exciting, fun, and funny tale, packed with pirates, a pachyderm, and everything in between. Burt is a refreshing new voice in kids' books.
Philip Ardagh
This is a poignant story of friendship, family and finding out where you truly belong... a must-read for all.
My Book Corner
<p>Do you like magic, fantasy and talking animals? If you do, you’re going to LOVE this super, swashbuckling pirate adventure from seasoned scriptwriter and exciting debut middle grade author Anthony Burt. Burt’s sparkling seafaring saga comes packed with humour, suspense, adventure, and poignant themes of family, friendship and belonging.</p>
Lancashire Post
Brought up by a wonderful group of animals on a hidden island somewhere deep in the Caribbean, Jim knows no other life or who his real parents are. He washed up on the island as a baby in a barrel of rum and treasure, and has been helping run its special lighthouse with the animals ever since. But now, trouble is brewing ...
Someone, or something, has stolen the lighthouse bulb filaments. If Jim, Oscar and the rest of the animals can't get the lighthouse beams working again, the hidden island will no longer be a secret. And with a pirate ship on the horizon, danger is about to smash their tranquil island apart ...