From the multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes the biggest picture book of the year: a joyfully riotous, brilliantly anarchic, deliciously rhyming adventure, with glorious piratical illustrations by Chris Riddell 'Neil Gaiman is the nearest thing children's books have to a rock star: if you enjoy fantasy, he is irresistible' The Times Meet LONG JOHN McRON, SHIP'S COOK . . . and the most unusual babysitter you've ever seen. Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, and – for two intrepid children – he's about to transform a perfectly ordinary evening into a riotous adventure beneath a pirate moon. It's time to make some PIRATE STEW. Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew! Pirate Stew for me and you! Pirate Stew, Pirate Stew Eat it and you won’t be blue You can be a pirate too! Marvellously silly and gloriously entertaining, this tale of pirates, flying ships, donut feasts and some rather magical stew is perfect for all pirates, both young and old. With a deliciously rhyming text from master storyteller Neil Gaiman, and spellbinding illustrations by the supremely talented Chris Riddell, three-times-winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, this is the picture book of the year! Joyful, quirky and action-packed, it makes a spectacular and magical gift.

Neil Gaiman is the nearest thing children's books have to a rock star: if you enjoy fantasy, he is irresistible * The Times *
Splendid ... A feast for the eyes and ears * The i *
Featuring a flying pirate ship, a delicious donut shop and a rollicking rhyme by Neil Gaiman (which is best read aloud for full pirate effect), Pirate Stew is a great book for storytime with brilliant illustration (featuring a mixed race family) by former Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell * BookTrust *
Readers may wish that Talk Like a Pirate Day lasted all year long * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *
A riotous rhyming picture book by a pair of ingenious book-aneers. What a witty feast of sing-song verse and visuals this is ... A buccaneering blast of a book that demands to be read aloud, acted out and treasured like ill-gotten gains! * LoveReading4Kids *
The talented dream team of Gaiman and Riddell have done it again. Fantastic rhyming story with the most fabulously intricate illustrations. I could look at them for hours. Perfect for reading out loud or for any little readers, piratical or otherwise * NetGalley Reviewer *
Gaiman’s literary prowess and Riddell’s genius illustrations come together again in a brilliant book, which is guaranteed to fly off bookshelves and library shelves around the world * NetGalley Reviewer *
Fans of Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell are going to love this. Funny and magical and bound to be a great story before bedtime * NetGalley Reviewer *
Highly enjoyable ... the perfect ingredient for a raucous read-aloud. Riddell’s predictably fabulous illustrations are ablaze with colour and detail * Booklist *
A splendid, rollicking rhyme of a picture book guaranteed to delight young readers. The illustrations are just fabulous, packed with comic characters, detail and pirate fun * Books for Keeps *
Joyful, rhyming, hilarious ... one of the very best adventures little ones could have with words and pictures on paper! * Armadillo Weekly *
A slightly cautionary rhyming tale about what might happen if you hire a pirate as a babysitter […] The detailed and colourful images refer to many fictional pirates, although here they are not villains, but a mutually supportive group who insist on paying their way * Children's Books Ireland *
an anarchical rhyming romp that will keep you Yo Ho Ho-ing on every reading ... Mad and magnificent * Daily Mail *
Hurrah, a riotous joy of a rhyme from the brilliant Neil Gaiman. Hugely reminiscent of Dr Seuss * Dandelion *
Dive in, arm yourself and be ready for silliness, adventure, fun and wickedness (of course). Joyful, quirky, laugh-out-loud tongue-twistingly funny this book is the perfect gift to yourself or any young reader * Armadillo *
For a more boisterous offering, look no further than Pirate Stew ... In this rhyming tale, a crew of swashbuckling pirates make for unusual babysitters, leading to an evening of chaos, adventure, and a very strange stew, which the children are desperate to avoid * A little bit of magic, The Scotsman *
Pirate Stew is a very enjoyable book with very colourful pictures. The story line is funny with a twist at the end * Toddle About *

Neil Gaiman has written highly acclaimed books for both children and adults and is the first author to have won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for the same work – The Graveyard Book. Many of his books, including Coraline and Stardust, have been made into films; Neverwhere has been adapted for TV and radio; and American Gods and Good Omens have been adapted into major TV series. He has also written two episodes of Doctor Who and appeared in The Simpsons as himself. Chris Riddell is a much-loved illustrator and acclaimed political cartoonist. He has won the Costa Children’s Book Award, the Nestlé Gold Award, and is the only artist to have won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times, most recently for his illustrations in The Sleeper and the Spindle. He was Waterstones Children’s Laureate from 2015 to 2017 and has illustrated the work of many celebrated children’s authors, including five Neil Gaiman titles and J.K. Rowling’s The Tales of Beedle the Bard. He is the author of the bestselling Goth Girl and Ottoline series and co-creator of The Edge Chronicles.