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Two Gaimans with Pictures

Pirate Stew by Neil Gaiman (author), Chris Riddell (illustrator)

A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman (author), Rafael Albuquerque (author, illustrator), Rafael Scavone (author), Dave Stewart (illustrator)

January 16, 2021 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Pirate Stew (2020) – 2 stars Meet Long John McRon, Ship’s Cook the most unusual babysitter you’ve ever seen. Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, and—for one boy and his sister—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. This should be a fun little tale of pirates, flying ships, doughnut feasts and magical stew but it falls flat. For me, the real problem of this book […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: A Study in Emerald, Children's Books, Chris Riddell (illustrator), Dave Stewart (illustrator), faintingviolet, illustrations are good, illustrator), lackluster, Neil Gaiman (author), Neil Gaiman (author), Chris Riddell (illustrator), Neil Gaiman (author), Rafael Albuquerque (author, illustrator), Rafael Scavone (author), Dave Stewart (illustrator), pictures tell the story, Pirate Stew, Rafael Albuquerque (author, Rafael Scavone (author), retelling

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: A Study in Emerald, Children's Books, Chris Riddell (illustrator), Dave Stewart (illustrator), faintingviolet, illustrations are good, illustrator), lackluster, Neil Gaiman (author), Neil Gaiman (author), Chris Riddell (illustrator), Neil Gaiman (author), Rafael Albuquerque (author, illustrator), Rafael Scavone (author), Dave Stewart (illustrator), pictures tell the story, Pirate Stew, Rafael Albuquerque (author, Rafael Scavone (author), retelling ·
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