A hilarious new adventure featuring the inimitable Duck and his long-suffering friend, Sheep.
A hilarious new adventure featuring the inimitable Duck and his long-suffering friend, Sheep.
Duck decides today he'll be
The captain of a boat at sea.
He takes a friend to lend a hand
But nothing turns out quite as planned!
Things are bound to end in disaster when Duck goes on a day out with Sheep. Together, they set out in Goat's boat but Duck hasn't seen the rock ahead and the boat is going faster and faster...
Reviews of Jez Alborough's previous title Balloon:
`Confirms Alborough's reputation for simple, lively, rhythmic picture books with a sense of fun.'
Sunday Times
`Immensely appealing.'
Bookseller
`You'll be coming back to this picture book again and again.'
Independent
Jez was born in Kingston upon Thames in 1959. He went to art school in Norwich and then set about entering the competitve world of children's books.
Jez has now written and illustrated over thirty picture books for children, he was runner up of the 1985 Mother Goose Award with his first book Bare Bear.
Jez lives in London with his Danish wife.