Sailor Mouse is so excited to be a real sailor and he is very keen to help around the boat. But when he is given the chance to steer the boat he goes far too fast and almost crashes into a lighthouse! Perhaps he'll be safer on dry land...but, no, the shipmates are not the only ones on Coconut Island as Sailor Mouse is about to find out! Wherever there is treasure, pirates are sure to be close by and Sailor Mouse finds himself being taken as their prisoner!

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Peter Curry has illustrated a number of picture books and is well-loved for his humorous, simple images. He lives in a village in Suffolk with his wife.