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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Perfect for kids who love to laugh, a classic tale about the value of fooling around, written and illustrated by two masters of children's literature.</b> <p/>Tom loves to fool around and is very good at it. So he invents a jam-powered frog and takes his Aunt Bundlejoy Cosysweet out on the frog out for a spin. When the no-nonsense Captain Najork sees them hopping past his window, he and his hired sportsmen jump into their pedal-powered snake and set off in hot pursuit. <p/>Events, adventure and sheer craziness conspire to bring Tom and the Captain together at the local girls' boarding school, where Aunt Fidget Wonkham-Strong Najork is in the middle of a best-of-three arm-wrestling contest against the Headmistress... <p/>Sublimely silly, this is a very funny collaboration for children by Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake, a rip-roaring adventure guaranteed to keep the pages turning and the laughs bouncing off the ceiling! This is a brilliant companion volume to <b>How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen</b>, also published by Godine.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><b>Praise for <i>How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen</i> and <i>A Near Thing for Captain Najork</i></b> <p/>"There has never been a better time for the resurrection of two classics by the Lennon and McCartney of children's books . . . the pictures, classic Blake, mix vulnerability, energy and mayhem, the words always challenge and surprise"--<i>The Times</i> <p/>"A perfect combination of words and illustration, it's everything a picture book should be."--<i>Irish Times</i> <p/>"Rarely has a reissue been more timely than this reminder that learning comes in many forms, and that childhood play is never a waste of time."--<i>The Guardian</i> <p/>"A triumph from an unerringly eccentric double act."--<i>The Observer</i> <p/>"The duo's 1975 riotous tribute to the triumphs of 'fooling around' "--<i>Daily Telegraph</i> <p/>"The trademark tremulous contour lines of Quentin Blake's colourful illustrations inject energy and excitement into this madcap adventure."--<i>Children's Books Ireland, <b>Recommended Read</i></b> <p/>"The partnership between author and illustrator is almost perfect, their resourcefulness in making such absurdity so natural almost the equal of the boy Tom in his creation of the two-seater, jam-powered frog."--<i>The Times</i></p><br>

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