Pirate Stew - Hardcover

Gaiman, Neil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062934570 ISBN 13: 9780062934574

Publisher: Quill Tree Books, 2020

Synopsis

Meet LONG JOHN McRON, SHIP'S COOK . . . and the most
unusual babysitter you've ever seen.

Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, and—for one boy and his sister—he's about to transform a perfectly ordinary evening into a riotous adventure
beneath a pirate moon. It's time to make some PIRATE STEW.

Marvelously silly and gloriously entertaining, this tale of pirates, flying ships, doughnut feasts and some rather magical stew is perfect for all pirates, both young and old.

With a deliciously rhyming text from master storyteller Neil Gaiman and spellbinding illustrations by the supremely talented Chris Riddell, this is the picture book of the year! 

Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew!

Pirate Stew for me and you!

Pirate Stew, Pirate Stew

Eat it and you won’t be blue

You can be a pirate too!

About this title

About the Authors

Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling and multi-award winning author and creator of many beloved books, graphic novels, short stories, film, television and theatre for all ages. He is the recipient of the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and many Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner Awards. Neil has adapted many of his works to television series, including Good Omens (co-written with Terry Pratchett) and The Sandman. He is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR and Professor in the Arts at Bard College. For a lot more about his work, please visit: https://www.neilgaiman.com/

Chris Riddell is an acclaimed British artist who lives in Brighton, England. He has written and illustrated many books of his own, including Ottoline and the Yellow Cat and Ottoline Goes to School, and has illustrated, for Bloomsbury UK, The Graveyard Book; Coraline; and Fortunately, the Milk; as well as The Sleeper and the Spindle.

Reviews

Gr 1-2-Oh, the day you find out your babysitter is a pirate does not bode well. Blonde, blue-eyed mother and Black goatee-sporting father are going out, and Long John McRon, ship's cook, arrives with all the tropes in place, from a peg leg and (literally) a left hook to a blue beard and a crutch. As jolly goes, he's got plenty, as he coaxes his young charges, biracial siblings with black hair and light brown skin, to join him and the hordes he invites in, who resemble all the pirates in fiction, including Captain Hook from Neverland. The siblings feel doomed, and in Riddell's raucous and crowded illustrations, readers will understand what the pair are up against. And for dinner? "Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew for me and you!" The hitch is that eating the stew turns one into a pirate, so the siblings opt for specially procured donuts. But when the mother and father come home, a bit peckish? These children are now the happy offspring of "Pirate Mom" and "Pirate Dad." This is royal fun for all, in rhymes that have plenty of openings for chanting along. VERDICT For noisy read-alouds and a punchline kids won't soon forget, this is a picture book to hoist onto every shelf.-Kimberly Olson Fakih, School Library Journalα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062934570
• ISBN 13: 9780062934574
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Riddell Chris
• Number of pages: 48