{"product_id":"a-near-thing-for-captain-najork-9781567923230","title":"A Near Thing for Captain Najork","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvents, 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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSublimely 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 \u003cb\u003eHow Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen\u003c\/b\u003e, also published by Godine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoban, Russell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRussell Hoban\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than sixty books including the children's books, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Near Thing for Captain Najork\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlake, Quentin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - p\u0026gt;\u003cb\u003eQuentin Blake\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the UK's cultural treasures. He has written and illustrated dozens of books and provided pictures for hundreds more, including the children's novels of Roald Dahl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David R. Godine Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50478081114386,"sku":"9781567923230","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a93e8379-27f2-4fc7-8023-0e6934d0b01b.jpg?v=1730282160","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-near-thing-for-captain-najork-9781567923230","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}