Cap'n Jakey Skinbones The Pirate

‘Meet Cap’n Jakey Skinbones, a Pirate Dog is he aboard the good ship Sea Pup he sails the Seven Seas.’ ‘One day the Cap’n notices that all his crew look glum because there is no food on board to fill their empty tums.’ A swashbuckling rhyming ‘tail’ of a ‘Houndsome’ Pirate Captain and his motley crew of hounds who find themselves with no food on board ship to fill their empty tums. So he and his gang of hungry Sea Rovers sail away to raid Fort Moggs, an impenetrable stone fortress on a far–away island inhabited by cats! There he meets his nemesis, Senor Tom, a fearless Spanish cat and a fierce battle ensues. Eventually the cats surrender with not a single one harmed! The Pirate’s booty is a large treasure chest, which they discover is filled with the most surprising treasure! A delightfully illustrated book, the first of many adventures to come, of an old sea dog ‘what goes by the name of Cap’n Jakey Skinbones!’ A very important reminder to all Dad’s, Mom’s and children everywhere… this story must be spoken in a real Pirate voice me young hearties, Ah Ha! landlubbers.

‘Meet Cap’n Jakey Skinbones, a Pirate Dog is he aboard the good ship Sea Pup he sails the Seven Seas.’ ‘One day the Cap’n notices that all his crew look glum because there is no food on board to fill their empty tums.’ A swashbuckling rhyming ‘tail’ of a ‘Houndsome’ Pirate Captain and his motley crew of hounds who find themselves with no food on board ship to fill their empty tums. So he and his gang of hungry Sea Rovers sail away to raid Fort Moggs, an impenetrable stone fortress on a far–away island inhabited by cats! There he meets his nemesis, Senor Tom, a fearless Spanish cat and a fierce battle ensues. Eventually the cats surrender with not a single one harmed! The Pirate’s booty is a large treasure chest, which they discover is filled with the most surprising treasure! A delightfully illustrated book, the first of many adventures to come, of an old sea dog ‘what goes by the name of Cap’n Jakey Skinbones!’ A very important reminder to all Dad’s, Mom’s and children everywhere… this story must be spoken in a real Pirate voice me young hearties, Ah Ha! landlubbers.

Born in Stone, Staffordshire in 1935, John West now lives in the Georgian city of Bath, England. He has two grown up sons who live in Golden, Colorado, and three grandchildren, the youngest of which is Alley who also lives in Colorado. It was a phone call from Alley when she was five years old that prompted him to begin writing books for children. He has fond memories of telling many-a-tale to his two sons Dominic and Julian, most of them invented as they were uttered. Having amassed over 50 years of international design and photography experience on three continents, and after writing numerous brochures and advertising campaigns for international blue chip clients, he is now focusing on his life long ambition, to publish a series of his own children’s books. John’s old scruffy terrier Bobo, a refugee from the local rescue centre who sadly died in 2000, is the inspiration behind the name Bobo Tails Books. John applies his keen eye for detail and inventive imagination to the stories and characters, and builds on the every day experiences of childhood to concoct books that tickle the senses. Superbly illustrated in a range of graphic styles, children will love them, and parents will too!