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Meera
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun fun fun
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 December 2020
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Pirate stew, pirate stew, pirate stew for me and you. The children were undeniably sceptical and understandably so but it was an adventure of chaos, pirates, flying houses and parents out for dinner. I loved this book it drew you in and was amazingly illustrated. A fun read for all ages!!
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Clancyness
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book for everyone to read together
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 December 2020
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Love the illustrations and Neil Gaiman steps into children’s book works again. It’s a great big book to hold and be held whilst reading. Gorgeous.
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4mywife
4.0 out of 5 stars Pirate Stew
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 November 2020
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I was asked to get this book from my grandson, I think it is a little advanced for him but the pictures are great and may hold his attention
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Thistle
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 January 2021
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Bought this for my grandsons who love it. The illustrations are delightful too.
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M.Agoy
5.0 out of 5 stars Night Night Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2021
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My son loves this book. We read it every night before he goes to sleep. It’s a funny story with beautiful illustrations. Highly recommended.
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oy!
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for 6yr olds
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 December 2020
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Lovely book by 2 of my favourite authors.
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Jonathan Freedman
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent New Neil Gaiman
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 October 2020
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Highly enjoyable surreal poetic comic story
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Josephine James
5.0 out of 5 stars Lively rhymes
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 December 2020
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Great story
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KGBeast
5.0 out of 5 stars Schreiend komische, schön bebilderte Piratenverserzählung
Reviewed in Germany on 1 October 2020
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​Als zwei Eltern zu einem gemütlichen Abend aufbrechen kommt ein überaus ungewöhnlicher Babysitter vorbei - der einarmige, holzbeinige Piratenschiffkoch Long John McRon. Und kaum sind die Ektern fort taucht auch noch der Rest der Mannschaft auf um gemeinsam mit ihm einen Pirateneintopf zu kochen - ein Gericht auf dessen Genuß die beiden Babygesitteten gerne verzichten. Doch dann verwandelt sich ihr Zuhause in ein Schiff und hebt ab und ein schräges Abenteuer in Gedichtform nimmt seinen herrluch albernen Lauf.

Wieder mal eine gelungene Kooperation von Gaiman und Ridell, die hier mal auf eine etwas jüngere Zielgruppe gezielt haben als in ihren etwas düsteren Märchenadaptionen. Aber diesem Erwachsenen haben die Verserzählung und Ridells abgedrehte Illustrationen auch viel Spaß gemacht. Sehr empfohlen.
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Dalila Caria
5.0 out of 5 stars Divertido e com ilustrações atraentes
Reviewed in Spain on 29 January 2021
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Livro infantil escrito em rimas com uma história interessante e divertida e ilustrações fantásticas. A minha filha de 10 anos leu o livro todas as noites durante semanas. É bom para crianças que estejam a aprender inglês mas não é demasiado infantil para o grupo etário dos 10-12 anos.
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keepcalmandkeeprockin
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, fun and engaging story
Reviewed in Japan on 21 November 2020
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As a fan of Neil Gaiman's sci-fi/fantasy/other-world-ly writing and a lover of children's books with beautiful illustrations and strong storylines, I was really looking forward to this book. It definitely did not disappoint. The rhymes feel good, the story is charming and quirky, the illustrations are vibrant and lively -- I can see it being a great book for parents to read to their children. I also love that the book is large enough to feel big for young children (there's something about opening up a big hardcover book and having to use your full arm length to turn the pages when you're still small) and the full-page glorious illustrations tingle all your visual senses.

After I received my copy, I got a second one to send as a Christmas gift to my niece. She's still a little too young to understand all the words, but I think it'll be a good book to expand her vocabulary through a fun narrative. Hopefully her parents will do a silly pirate voice for the Chef! :)
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Tyr Na Nog
5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious stew for every child and parent
Reviewed in the United States on 1 December 2020
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Cute story and beautifully drawn art. Sort of a Spelljammer faerie tale for today. Pirate stew! Pirate Stew!

My boy is going to love it as a xmas gift I believe. Some of his favorite stories are by Neil and Charles Vess so he is used to the writing style and I hope he likes Chris Riddell's art which I think is fantastic and fantastical. It is full of color and bright vivaciousness with a touch of caricature.

The book is oversized with really high quality color retention paper with hard and thick covers. It is long enough to be a single book to read in a night without having to dip into two books.

Highly recommend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious stew for every child and parent
Reviewed in the United States on 1 December 2020
Cute story and beautifully drawn art. Sort of a Spelljammer faerie tale for today. Pirate stew! Pirate Stew!

My boy is going to love it as a xmas gift I believe. Some of his favorite stories are by Neil and Charles Vess so he is used to the writing style and I hope he likes Chris Riddell's art which I think is fantastic and fantastical. It is full of color and bright vivaciousness with a touch of caricature.

The book is oversized with really high quality color retention paper with hard and thick covers. It is long enough to be a single book to read in a night without having to dip into two books.

Highly recommend.
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D. Fitzgerald
2.0 out of 5 stars Lacking
Reviewed in the United States on 7 December 2020
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Not even close to Gaiman’s standard quality. This book is dashed off and reads like an abridged version of a longer take replete with missing information. The illustrations are all group portraits with the white characters in multicultural costumes making the same expression, page after page. Disappointing.
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