Books by Jonny Duddle
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review 1: The Pirates Next Door Starring the Jolly Rogers is an utterly brilliant read. The story begins when a character named Matilda or Tilda as she is fondly known, is introduced. She lives with her parents in the quiet seaside resort of Dull-On-Sea. It is clear from the name that it’s...
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review 1: Duddle, J. (2011). The pirates next door. Somerville, MA: Templar Books. The story is about a little girl that lived in a town that was boring and she hoped that a family with children would move in next door so that she would have someone to play with. A family did move in, bu...
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review 1: This book is a bit like Marmite!! You either love it or hate it... However, I think it is great, but I am sure that there are some children who could find it a bit scary. In light of this, I would recommend this book for children of 6 - 9yrs and would also take into account the c...
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review 1: "Yeah. That is a good one. I think it is fun." Mama was worried that the illustrations might be too scary. But, I LOVED the story. After reading this book I wanted to learn more about pirates. I wanted to know if they were real and if they were around today. It made for some fun ...
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review 1: What a superb book and you don't realise the fiddler is the monsters puppet until the end despite the strings being on every page - how did I not see them?I loved the fiddlers little sea shanties and the pirates voices as they change from BIG brave pirates to ones who want to go ...
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review 1: Well, this is adorable.Jonny Duddle's perhaps best known for his Pirates books, and indeed that's where I know his name from. My library didn't have those in but they did have this. And this is ace. The King of Space is brilliant. It reads a little like a hybrid of the Eagle comi...
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review 1: Although their dinosaur elders warn four youngsters about the fierce Gingantosaurus, they still enjoy playing. But like the boy who cried wolf in the famous folktale, Bonehead doesn't take his job as lookout seriously. Several times he warns his friends of approaching danger, but...