Tim and Ginger are cabin boys on the S.S. Royal Fusilier when they find a puppy hiding in one of the lifeboats. They decide to hide it away, because they know Captain Piper doesn’t like dogs. Somehow keeping secrets from their shipmates causes all sorts of problems, and in fact the ship nearly sinks, before Tim and Ginger come clean.
All ends well: Towser, as the boys call their dog, and ship’s cat Tiger become friends, and that seems to set the tone right for everyone on board. Ardizzone writes in a clear, perfect prose and his illustrations, black-and-white and colour, dazzle. It’s lovely to see these handsome new editions of these classic stories for children.
As an added extra, a free QR code allows you to listen to Stephen Fry reading the story. ~ Andrea Reece
Tim and Ginger are working cabin boys on the S.S. Royal Fusilier when they find a puppy in one of the lifeboats. They decide to call him Towser and smuggle him on board, avoiding the watchful eyes of Captain Piper, who hates dogs. But as time goes on, Towser grows bigger and bigger... they have to work very hard at keeping him a secret. Captain Piper hates dogs!
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Tim and Ginger are working cabin boys on the S.S. Royal Fusilier when they find a puppy in one of the lifeboats.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Tim's Friend Towser and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Tim's Friend Towser features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Classic Literature, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Adventure Stories, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Tim's Friend Towser was written by Edward Ardizzone and published by Frances Lincoln Childrens Books an imprint of Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
