Ruth Quayle & Deborah Allwright
For Charlie – R. Q. For Finn – D. A.
First published 2019 by Nosy Crow Ltd The Crow’s Nest, 14 Baden Place, Crosby Row, London SE1 1YW • www.nosycrow.com ISBN 978 1 78800 200 4 (HB) • ISBN 978 1 78800 201 1 (PB) Nosy Crow and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Nosy Crow Ltd Text © Ruth Quayle 2019 • Illustrations © Deborah Allwright 2019 The right of Ruth Quayle to be identified as the author and Deborah Allwright to be identified as the illustrator of this work has been asserted. • All rights reserved. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of Nosy Crow Ltd. • A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Printed in China • Papers used by Nosy Crow are made from wood grown in sustainable forests. 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 (HB) • 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 (PB)
Ruth Quayle & Deborah Allwright
On an ordinary day way back in history, like 4 or 5 or 19 weeks ago, Sidney Green and his dog, Jemima, were just playing, when . . .
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Captain e p Shipsha
“Being a proper pirate sounds like fun,” Sidney Green told Jemima. “But first we need to compete in a Very Important Race.” So he wrote a quick note back to Captain Shipshape:
“I’ll come in a minute.”
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