Captain Hudson: A Surprise From The Sea: 1 (Captain Hudson's Brilliant Cruises)

Excellent book will buy the other 2 very well written and I’m 75 years old with no grandkids read it in one day

Great read brilliant story

Excellent book

A lovely book about cruising adventures of Captain Hudson and Emma!

Creates a whole world of fun on a ship - magical

Love my first Captain Hudson book, looking forward to reading his next adventures. Well done Emma and thankyou

I’m not really the target age group but I still found this book lots of fun. It’s also packed with information about cruising (and Britishisms which are always fun) but in an entertaining way. I loved the characterisation - Emma’s wise and thoughtful mother, practical and sensible father, and annoying little brother (I wonder if he’s still speaking to her?) and found it unexpectedly moving. Key stage 2 kids would enjoy this book, especially any going on a cruise - although they may be disappointed at the lack of animals on board.

So disappointed that this has obviously been written with American audiences in mind. The over explanation of British words just feels bizarre. An odd choice for a fiction book. Maybe a glossary at the back would have been more suitable if the author's thought this was needed. Do people really not know that mum, mom, mam, mother, all mean the same thing?I'm an avid reader of all types of fiction and this is the first fiction book I've read with such bizarre editing. The book is laid out more like a play (see pic on review) than a story.Perhaps a professional editor was needed but feel like this missed the mark on helping the story to flow. Really disappointed as I was so looking forward to reading this again with my son on our upcoming cruise.