Captain Wag and his shipmates are surprised to see a bottle floating in the water. On plucking it from the sea, they find it has a message inside from their sworn enemy, Pirate Ginger Tom. He is being attacked by polar bears and in dire need of help! Even though they are the worst of enemies, Captain Wag and his shipmates, fighting through blizzards and icebergs, go to his aid, with some unexpected results A boisterous piratical tale and the third book in the Captain Wag series.

 

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 2009 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Faustin Charles lives in London and is the author of Bloomsbury's bestselling picture book The Selfish Crocodile. Michael Terry has illustrated The Selfish Crocodile and many other firm favourites for Bloomsbury's children's list. He lives in Kent.