A Pinch of Salt and Plenty of Sea

Two hilarious adventures take young readers from a shipwrecked pirate crew desperately trying to find their way home to a whale that unexpectedly finds itself stuck beneath Venice’s Rialto Bridge. Jure Vuga brings together the mighty creatures of the sea and its most outrageous rogues in two delightfully absurd tales. Packed with playful humour, witty wordplay and wonderfully foolish adults — from pirate captains to Venetian doges — the stories come vividly to life in Jaka Vukotič’s exuberant illustrations.

The book is intended primarily for children taking their first independent reading steps from picture books towards illustrated novels: the letters are somewhat larger, the layout is spacious, there are plenty of illustrations, and the book itself is just the right length.

The action-packed story appeals to young readers through its promise of adventure and may be particularly successful in encouraging boys to read.