Max loves animals but his sneezy, allergic sister means no family pets. He's so happy when he realizes he can be a pet sitter. But with every new job he takes on there's always something a bit odd about the pet owner, which he can never put his finger on initially. Witches, fairies, goblins, mermaids - why can't he pet sit for an ordinary pet owner?

When Pirate Captain Boom asks Max to pet sit his parrot Squawk, Max thinks he's in for a fun ride. But Max hasn't counted on Boom's neighbouring pirate Becky Bones interfering. Also, Squawk loves taking the mickey, but when his latest piractical

practical joke goes wrong and their ship The Leaky Dip is cast out to sea, Max has to summon all his abilities to try and save the day. . .

This book is part of a book series called The Pet Sitter .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Pan Macmillan .

Julie Sykes has had over twenty books published and she won the Nottinghamshire Children's Book Award in 1996 and 1997. Nathan Reed graduated from Falmouth College of Art in 2000 and has signed a two-book contract with Puffin Books. His work is very original and visually exciting. He lives in London.