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It's a simple, fun, shapely narrative. ''Once upon a time there was a bottle bobbing out on the big blue sea...a sea filled with pirates and magical mermaids. Oh, and a man-eating monster!'' Key words such as pirates, magical mermaids and man-eating monster all have their their distinctive type faces and there are frequent typographical jokes – such as increasing the type size for the word ''big'' and making the bs in ''bobbing'' undulate. These were pleasurable in themselves and a boost for shared reading.
The bottle contains the single word HELP! It goes on bobbing for six long years before it is discovered by Sir Charlie. He and his good grey mare and his faithful cat, Envelope, gallop into action and leap on board the pirate ship ''Black Toenail'', captained by the terrifying Burnt Beard. There are adventures and a certain amount of ship-board humour – such as the moment that the cat and the horse catch sigh sight of Burnt Beard's bottom. (A word that rarely fails to raise a teatime giggle.)
That's the general level of humour in Stinky Socks. Its strength lies in its story-telling. Captain Burnt Beard never really wanted to be a pirate, you see. The discovery of his hidden secret is neatly managed and appealing.
