Pirate Stew

Packed with glorious illustrations on every page, this lavish picture book from multi-award-winning team of Gaiman and Riddell is THE picture book event of the year - now available in paperback!Bestselling illustrator Chris Riddell was Waterstones Children's Laureate 2015-17, and remains the only artist to have won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal three times, most recently for his illustrations in The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil GaimanNeil Gaiman is the first author to have won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for the same book: The Graveyard BookNeil Gaiman has 2.7 million followers on Twitter and a huge cult fan base and readership from his amazing novels for adults and children around the world - including American Gods and Good Omens, which have both been made into major TV seriesNeil Gaiman has written highly acclaimed books for both children and adults and is the first author to have won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for the same work - The Graveyard Book. Many of his books, including Coraline and Stardust, have been made into films; Neverwhere has been adapted for TV and radio; and American Gods and Good Omens have been adapted into major TV series. He has also written two episodes of Doctor Who and appeared in The Simpsons as himself. Chris Riddell is a much-loved illustrator and acclaimed political cartoonist. He has won the Costa Children's Book Award, the Nestlé Gold Award, and is the only artist to have won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times, most recently for his illustrations in The Sleeper and the Spindle. He was Waterstones Children's Laureate from 2015 to 2017 and has illustrated the work of many celebrated children's authors, including five Neil Gaiman titles and J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard. He is the author of the bestselling Goth Girl and Ottoline series and co-creator of The Edge Chronicles.From the multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes the biggest picture book of the year: a joyfully riotous, brilliantly anarchic, deliciously rhyming adventure, with glorious piratical illustrations by Chris Riddell '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, and spellbinding illustrations by the supremely talented Chris Riddell, three-times-winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, this is the picture book of the year! Joyful, quirky and action-packed, it makes a spectacular and magical gift.From the multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes the biggest picture book of the year: a joyfully riotous, brilliantly anarchic, deliciously rhyming adventure, with glorious piratical illustrations by Chris Riddell. Now in paperback!Featuring a flying pirate ship, a delicious doughnut shop and a rollicking rhyme, Pirate Stew is a great book for storytimeNeil Gaiman is the nearest thing children's books have to a rock star: if you enjoy fantasy, he is irresistibleSplendid ... A feast for the ears and eyesReaders may wish that Talk Like a Pirate Day lasted all year longHighly enjoyable ... the perfect ingredient for a raucous read-aloud. Riddell's predictably fabulous illustrations are ablaze with colour and detailA riotous rhyming picture book by a pair of ingenious book-aneers ... A buccaneering blast of a book that demands to be read aloud, acted out and treasured like ill-gotten gains!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 otherwiseGaiman'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 worldFans of Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell are going to love this. Funny and magical and bound to be a great story before bedtimeFeaturing 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 Riddellan anarchical rhyming romp that will keep you Yo Ho Ho-ing on every reading ... Mad and magnificentPirate Stew is a very enjoyable book with very colourful pictures. The story line is funny with a twist at the end