Review of Captain Toe Beard
Posted: 09 Feb 2025, 11:55
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Captain Toe Beard" by Max Gallagher.]
Captain Toe Beard by Max Gallagher and Ronan Mc Daid tells the story of the pirate named like the book, the very feared Captain Toe-Beard. Respected by his sailors and other pirates, Toe-Beard looks really scary with all those toes coming out of his beard. However, this fearless pirate does have a secret “weakness”: his love for his only daughter. Can Toe-Beard be a merciless corsair during the day and a loving father at night?
The author brings a story nicely written and illustrated for children and their parents, analysing in just a few pages the bonding between them and showing how paternal love can defeat everything else. Using simple but elegant touches of humour, the drawings mix different styles and hide details that allow the readers to discover new things when they re-read the tale.
I have enjoyed the reading of this story and the opportunity of, afterwards, going again, picture by picture, looking for the hidden details, the small points of hilarious incoherences that show how much love the authors put into writing and creating this story. Elements such as one concrete foot having two big toes instead of a little one, a pirate with a belt clasp directly on the belly button or the mobile eyepatch constantly changing from right to left eye or even disappearing show that things were not made in a hurry, but with attention with the purpose of making each page different.
I haven’t found any element of this book that I haven’t liked, and the more times I have seen the illustrations, the more I have enjoyed it. There is only one minor typo I have found, without any interference in the story or the experience. Because of the great experience this book means overall, I rate Captain Toe Beard 5 out of 5 stars.
This book is perfect to read with those children that prefer stories with illustrations but who are at an age to get interested in topics such as feelings and human relationships. However, any children (and their parents) can perfectly enjoy this title.
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Captain Toe Beard
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Captain Toe Beard by Max Gallagher and Ronan Mc Daid tells the story of the pirate named like the book, the very feared Captain Toe-Beard. Respected by his sailors and other pirates, Toe-Beard looks really scary with all those toes coming out of his beard. However, this fearless pirate does have a secret “weakness”: his love for his only daughter. Can Toe-Beard be a merciless corsair during the day and a loving father at night?
The author brings a story nicely written and illustrated for children and their parents, analysing in just a few pages the bonding between them and showing how paternal love can defeat everything else. Using simple but elegant touches of humour, the drawings mix different styles and hide details that allow the readers to discover new things when they re-read the tale.
I have enjoyed the reading of this story and the opportunity of, afterwards, going again, picture by picture, looking for the hidden details, the small points of hilarious incoherences that show how much love the authors put into writing and creating this story. Elements such as one concrete foot having two big toes instead of a little one, a pirate with a belt clasp directly on the belly button or the mobile eyepatch constantly changing from right to left eye or even disappearing show that things were not made in a hurry, but with attention with the purpose of making each page different.
I haven’t found any element of this book that I haven’t liked, and the more times I have seen the illustrations, the more I have enjoyed it. There is only one minor typo I have found, without any interference in the story or the experience. Because of the great experience this book means overall, I rate Captain Toe Beard 5 out of 5 stars.
This book is perfect to read with those children that prefer stories with illustrations but who are at an age to get interested in topics such as feelings and human relationships. However, any children (and their parents) can perfectly enjoy this title.
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Captain Toe Beard
View: on Bookshelves