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Pirate Stew
- Narrator
- Neil Gaiman
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 October 2020
- Run Time
- 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
From the multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes the biggest book of the year: a joyfully riotous, brilliantly anarchic, deliciously rhyming adventure.
'Neil Gaiman is the nearest thing children's books have to a rock star: if you enjoy fantasy, he is irresistible' The Times
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 two intrepid children – 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.
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!
Marvellously silly and gloriously entertaining, this tale of pirates, flying ships, donut 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, this is the book of the year! Joyful, quirky and action-packed, it makes a spectacular and magical gift.
Critics Review
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Neil Gaiman is the nearest thing children's books have to a rock star: if you enjoy fantasy, he is irresistible
The Times
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Splendid ... A feast for the eyes and ears
The i
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Featuring a flying pirate ship, a delicious donut shop and a rollicking rhyme by Neil Gaiman (which is best read aloud for full pirate effect), Pirate Stew is a great book for storytime with brilliant illustration (featuring a mixed race family) by former Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell
BookTrust
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Readers may wish that Talk Like a Pirate Day lasted all year long
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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A riotous rhyming picture book by a pair of ingenious book-aneers. What a witty feast of sing-song verse and visuals this is ... A buccaneering blast of a book that demands to be read aloud, acted out and treasured like ill-gotten gains!
LoveReading4Kids
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The talented dream team of Gaiman and Riddell have done it again. Fantastic rhyming story with the most fabulously intricate illustrations. I could look at them for hours. Perfect for reading out loud or for any little readers, piratical or otherwise
NetGalley Reviewer
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Gaiman’s literary prowess and Riddell’s genius illustrations come together again in a brilliant book, which is guaranteed to fly off bookshelves and library shelves around the world
NetGalley Reviewer
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Fans of Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell are going to love this. Funny and magical and bound to be a great story before bedtime
NetGalley Reviewer
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Highly enjoyable ... the perfect ingredient for a raucous read-aloud. Riddell’s predictably fabulous illustrations are ablaze with colour and detail
Booklist
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A splendid, rollicking rhyme of a picture book guaranteed to delight young readers. The illustrations are just fabulous, packed with comic characters, detail and pirate fun
Books for Keeps
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Joyful, rhyming, hilarious ... one of the very best adventures little ones could have with words and pictures on paper!
Armadillo Weekly
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A slightly cautionary rhyming tale about what might happen if you hire a pirate as a babysitter […] The detailed and colourful images refer to many fictional pirates, although here they are not villains, but a mutually supportive group who insist on paying their way
Children's Books Ireland
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an anarchical rhyming romp that will keep you Yo Ho Ho-ing on every reading ... Mad and magnificent
Daily Mail
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Hurrah, a riotous joy of a rhyme from the brilliant Neil Gaiman. Hugely reminiscent of Dr Seuss
Dandelion
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Dive in, arm yourself and be ready for silliness, adventure, fun and wickedness (of course). Joyful, quirky, laugh-out-loud tongue-twistingly funny this book is the perfect gift to yourself or any young reader
Armadillo
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For a more boisterous offering, look no further than Pirate Stew ... In this rhyming tale, a crew of swashbuckling pirates make for unusual babysitters, leading to an evening of chaos, adventure, and a very strange stew, which the children are desperate to avoid
A little bit of magic, The Scotsman
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Pirate Stew is a very enjoyable book with very colourful pictures. The story line is funny with a twist at the end
Toddle About
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Details
- Author
- Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell
- Narrator
- Neil Gaiman
- Duration
- 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 October 2020
- ISBN
- 9781526626547
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s picture books, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pirates, Early years: verse, rhymes and wordplay, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Multicultural
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Pirate Stew written and read by Neil Gaiman.From the multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes the biggest book of the year: a joyfully riotous, brilliantly anarchic, deliciously rhyming adventure.'Neil Gaiman is the nearest thing children's books have to a rock star: if you enjoy fantasy, he is irresistible' The TimesMeet 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 two intrepid children – 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.Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew!Pirate Stew for me and you!Pirate Stew, Pirate StewEat it and you won’t be blueYou can be a pirate too!Marvellously silly and gloriously entertaining, this tale of pirates, flying ships, donut 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, this is the book of the year! Joyful, quirky and action-packed, it makes a spectacular and magical gift.
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