Pirates Eat Porridge

by Christopher Morgan, Neil Curtis (Illustrations)

HOIST THE SAILS! MAN THE POOP DECK! A side-splitting tale with ridicuous pictures to tickle the funny bones of kids everywhere. "Who is the captain of this here fish-finger house?" When a pirate arrives at Billy and Heidi's door, it's the start of a crazy and unpredictable adventure as they sail their "fish-finger" house to Itchy Ear Island, and learn all sorts of quirky facts about pirates, parrots, and cabbages along the way. Filled with outrageously funny dialogue, this hilarious pirate tale is the perfect yarn for newly independent readers (and scallywags)!

80 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Aro tobi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks for the book

[Womony Behrens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funniest children's book I've read. Delightfully silly romp full of nonsense.

[Matthew Meehan · Rating 1 out of 5]

From strat to finish, this book has very weak continuity and is very confusing. The pirate in the book is a very creative character, but there is not enough creativity in the world to save this book in my opinion. I didn't find any teaching lessons from this book, as it is just an adventure to find treasure. I personally couldn't even tell whether they were selling in their house or in the tree houes until the last page. And the beginning of the adventure? Good luck keeping track with that as well. In the end, this book has too much going on in it for children to follow efficiently.

[Kai Charles(Fiction State Of Mind) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has a kind of whimsy that will appeal to kids a lot. It felt a little like Cat &The Hat in the sense that a stranger ( in this case a Pirate) shows up at young Heidi and her brothers house. He demands porridge ( which he doesn't get, and then sails the kids house in search of treasure.
Kids will love this , Adults will notice the plot holes! A fun read!

[Melki · Rating 2 out of 5]

A confused pirate and his parrot/pig bring some surreal excitement into the lives of a bored brother and sister. This was a silly, tiresome read, and I enjoyed neither the story, nor the illustrations.

[Aaron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aaron wants to give this book zero stars, even though he loved it. I [the mama] enjoyed reading it, too.

[Vicky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny, amusing book for middle readers.

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good beginning novel. Fun drawings. Inconsistent characters.

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

My kids liked this one better than I did. I guess they got the author's humor where I didn't.

[Alicia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Used for 2/3 Book Club - 10/11

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

A whimsical book that doesn't really make sense. However the story is fun and crazy. My 8 year old loved it. I would recommend.

[Alison C.]

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