Captain Pug
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Meet the brilliant, the bold, the actually slightly nervous ... Captain Pug! The first book in a glorious new FULL-COLOUR illustrated series for fans of Claude and Squishy McFluff
Pug is going on a seafaring adventure. He's had jam tarts for breakfast. He's wearing a smart sailor suit. There's just one problem. Pug is afraid of the water!
Captain Pug is the first book in a glorious new illustrated series about roly-poly Pug and his human, Lady Miranda. It was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017 and is perfect for fans of Claude and Squishy McFluff.
A great book with lovely pictures and typography for five- to seven-year-olds who are starting to read for themselves and like dogs with multiple chins - The Times on COWBOY PUG
Gorgeous funny young fiction - Bookseller on CAPTAIN PUG
Highly entertaining, wittily illustrated and fun to read alone - Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading4Kids on CAPTAIN PUG
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A dog with a fear of the water reluctantly embarks on an aquatic misadventure. Pug lives in a posh townhouse with his child guardian, the equally pampered Lady Miranda, where they gorge themselves on jam tarts and are attended to by footmen. A trip to the lake results in a series of unexpected diversions for Pug (whom Lady Miranda has dressed in a sea captain's outfit), as he gets separated from his young mistress, helps a team of rowers win a race, and sets sail with another girl. Newcomer James creates a quirky, mixed-up setting (the tale is set in the present day, yet Lady Miranda's footmen wear powdered wigs and cart her around in a sedan chair), and Ceulemans's airy pen-and-ink drawings, accented with peach and bright blue, draw out the story's physical comedy, particularly during a climactic helicopter rescue at the local swimming pool. Ages 6 9.
