The Little Captain

By Paul Biegel

Book Overview

A timeless and enchanting children's fantasy classic by the author of The King of the Copper Mountains

One morning, after a fierce storm, the people of the harbour come down to find a strange ship called the Neversink stuck fast on top of the sand dunes. Inside is only a small boy with a big cap - The Little Captain. He and his ship stay marooned on top of the dunes until one day a giant wave sweeps the Neversink to freedom. And so The Little Captain sets sail once more, this time with three of the town's children, Podgy, Marinka and Thomas, as his crew mates. Together they are determined to find the island of Evertaller, where legend has it children turn into grown-ups overnight and never have to go to school again...
This enchanting seafaring adventure is beloved by generations of children in the Netherlands.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782693378
• ISBN13: 9781782693376
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

The Little Captain

I was given this book as a young child and it quickly became my favorite. It is one of the few books that have remained in my library for nearly twenty-five years and that is read once every year or so. I recently loaned it to a friend to read to his young boy, I cannot wait to hear feedback.The Little Captain, his ship the Neversink, and the very odd crew go on many strange adventures in this book. They visit the seven towers and meet the most strange and sometimes gruesome characters imaginable. They always seem to manage to get out of the many pickles they find themselves in and always remain friends.I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys adventure, tales of loyalty and friendship and overcoming adversity. Hopefully this book will come out in print again so it can be enjoyed by many more generations to come.

fantastic a must read

i first started my reading and imagition on the tales and adventures of the little captain and now i have a son i too wish him to read such books alas they are no more the adventures with the ship whos chimmney was made of buckets his crew but 3 a fat boy and himself and a young little girl.;..the only time they could set sail was when a freak high tide took the boat out .....oh please peter bring them back in print