A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month February 2020 |
A fabulous story with a great comic twist at the end! Everyday Tom goes up the hill behind his fishing village home to look out for pirate ships. As soon as he sees one he shouts out a huge warning and everyone rushes to hide! But Tom isn’t very sure what a pirate ship looks like. After several false alarms which lead to everyone diving into uncomfortable hiding places all the villagers stop taking any notice of Tom’s warnings. So what happens when the pirates really do arrive? Great illustrations match this story perfectly.
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A hilarious retelling of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, with not one but TWO twists!
Tom has a VERY important job; every day he climbs to the top of the hill and watches for pirate ships. But when he rings his bell and shouts "Pirates!" a few too many times - and there's NO pirate ship - the villagers begin to get tired of hiding. So what will happen when the pirates really do show up?
Repeated phrases make it fun for young adventurers to join in with the storytelling, and witty, bold artwork by Matt Hunt adds to the excitement, with hilarious things to spot on every rereading.
John Condon has been shortlisted for various awards including the LoveReading4Kids Children's Book Awards.
Matt Hunt has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and his book Stephen Hawking: Little People, Big Dreams was an Amazon bestseller.
Related activity sheets available on the Nosy Crow website.
Includes a FREE Nosy Crow Stories Aloud� audiobook! Scan the code, hear the story.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Pirates Are Coming! and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
The Pirates Are Coming! features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Books for Babies and Toddlers, Recommendations, Funny, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Star Books, Featured Books for 3+ readers
The Pirates Are Coming! is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Pirates Are Coming! was written by John Condon and published by Nosy Crow an imprint of Nosy Crow Ltd
The Pirates Are Coming! has 32 pages
£7.19
