Illustrated by Kim Blundell
McGrew was four foot two in size
His brain was rather slow
He'd no peg leg and two good eyes
But wore a patch for show
Philip Hawthorn's hilarious narrative verse is both inventive and easy to read and is matched in wit and vitality by Kim Blundell's lively illustrations. Find out what happens when McGrew and his brand-new crew head for the high seas in search of pirate booty but meet instead the shockingly nasty Mad Pierre with Curly Hair.