<p>"This hearty and heartwarming new story of family and friendship – brimming with MacDonald’s whimsical wit and Elwick’s vivid and colourful illustrations – delivers swashbuckling giggles and guffaws on every page" – Lancashire Evening Post</p>
<p>"A perfect Little Gem – this funny story of mix ups will have readers giggling away" – My Shelves Are Full, blog</p>
<p>"A swash-buckling beauty of a book" – Primary Teacher Bookshelf, blog</p>
<p>"This is cute! … a great read to a group of younger children – I am going to pass this down to KS1 and let them fight about who gets to read it!" – A Little but a Lot, blog</p>
<p>"It’s such a funny story and with such a great ending that it just makes you smile so much! I’d recommend this to all young children and I’m sure many adults will enjoy the pictures and humour of the story" – The Strawberry Post</p>

A motley crew of pirates take to parenthood in this whimsical Little Gem from Alan MacDonald, author of the bestselling Dirty Bertie series. Captain Sprat and his pirate crew love nothing more than lazing around on the deck of the Salty Herring. Until one day, a strange wailing noise shatters the peace.Shiver me timbers! There’s a stowaway baby on board, and the crew decide they’re going to raise him like a proper pirate! But are they really up to the task of looking after a baby? And where exactly did Nappy come from? A motley crew of pirates take to parenthood in this whimsical Little Gem from the bestselling author of the Dirty Bertie series.
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A motley crew of pirates take to parenthood in this whimsical Little Gem from Alan MacDonald, author of the bestselling Dirty Bertie series.
Captain Sprat and his pirate crew love nothing more than lazing around on the deck of the Salty Herring. Until one day, a strange wailing noise shatters the peace. Shiver me timbers! There’s a stowaway baby on board, and the crew decide they’re going to raise him like a proper pirate! But are they really up to the task of looking after a baby? And where exactly did Nappy come from?
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A motley crew of pirates take to parenthood in this whimsical Little Gem from Alan MacDonald, author of the bestselling Dirty Bertie series.

ForhĂĽndsvisning

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781781129418
Publisert
2021-02-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Barrington Stoke Ltd
Vekt
120 gr
Høyde
168 mm
Bredde
120 mm
Dybde
8 mm
AldersnivĂĽ
J, Y, 02, 03
SprĂĽk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
80

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Alan MacDonald is the award-winning and bestselling author of over 80 books for young readers including the Lollies shortlisted Prince of Pants and the immensely popular Dirty Bertie series which has been translated into over 27 languages. Before becoming an author Alan worked with a travelling theatre company and trained as a drama teacher at Nottingham University. Alan lives in Nottingham.
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Elissa Elwick is both a writer and children’s book illustrator. Elissa has written and illustrated the Little Adventurers series in collaboration with award-winning author/illustrator Philip Ardagh. Elissa has also written and illustrated her own children’s book, The Princess and the Sleep Stealer. Based in Cardiff, Elissa continues to write and/or illustrate for prominent publishers including Walker Books, Little Tiger Press, Usbourne, and of course, Barrington Stoke.