Das Piratenschwein

by Cornelia Funke, Kerstin Meyer (Illustrator)

Was ein Piratenschwein überhaupt ist, das haben der dicke Sven und sein Schiffsjunge Pit bis zu dem Tag, als sie das Ferkel Jule aus einem herantreibenden Fass befreiten, auch nicht gewusst. Eigentlich transportieren die beiden mit ihrem Schiff nur Rumfässer oder Kisten voller Dörrfisch von einer Insel zur anderen. Seit Jule bei ihnen ist, sitzt sie immer mit im Boot. Als sie eines Tages, weit draußen auf dem Meer, plötzlich laut zu quieken anfängt, entdecken Sven und Pit, dass Jule sie zu einem versunkenen Schatz gelotst hat. Fortan meldet sich Jule immer dort, wo die Piraten ihre Goldschätze versteckt haben.

Cornelia Funke zählt zu den besten deutschsprachigen Kinder- und Jugendbuchautorinnen. Mit ihrer fantasievollen Seeräubergeschichte um das Piratenschwein Jule wird sie wieder die Kinderherzen höher schlagen lassen. Auf jeder Seite hat Kerstin Meyer großzügig ihre witzigen Seemänner und Piraten mit den Stoppelbartgesichtern verteilt. Wer während der Lektüre ein wenig verschnaufen möchte, der kann sich an den lebensnahen Bildern der Teufelsrochen, Goldmakrelen und Schellfische ergötzen oder Knurrhahns Piratenschiff mit Mastkorb, Rahsegel und Wanten bis zur Schiffsratte einmal in Ruhe studieren. --Manuela Haselberger

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Adventure, Chapter Books, Animals, Fiction, Middle Grade

60 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1999

About the author

Cornelia Funke is a multiple award-winning German illustrator and storyteller, who writes fantasy for all ages of readers. Amongst her best known books is the Inkheart trilogy. Many of Cornelia's titles are published all over the world and translated into more than 30 languages. She has two children, two birds and a very old dog and lives in Los Angeles, California.

Reviews

[Sonja Rosa Lisa ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Der Dicke Sven und sein Freund Pit leben ruhig und beschaulich auf einer kleinen Insel. Eines Tages wird ihnen ein Fass vor die Füße gespült. In dem Fass ist Jule, ein Schweinemädchen. Doch Jule ist kein gewöhnliches Schwein, denn sie kann Schätze erschnüffeln. Bald werden Piraten auf Jule aufmerksam, und sie entführen das wertvolle Schwein. Der Dicke Sven und Pit müssen sich etwas einfallen lassen, um Jule zu befreien.
💜 Ein sehr süßes Kinderbuch für Kinder ab acht. Es ist eine herzerwärmende, lustige wie auch spannende Geschichte für Mädchen und Jungen. 💜

[Calista · Rating 3 out of 5]

An early reader for those just starting out on chapter books. It's a pig who can smell treasure in the water. Naturally, pirates have thrown the pig overboard for not being able to find treasure. Away from the pirates, so does smell treasure and the pirates find out and they want her back. It's a silly little story and the 3 year old nephew enjoyed it. This is a simple story and it has some fun elements like treasure and pirates. The kids enjoyed it more than I did.

[Clarissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun and exciting early chapter book with wonderful art! Stout Sam and his deckhand Pip rescue a pig they find washed ashore in a barrel. It turns out that Julie (The Pig) has been trained by Pirates to sniff out treasure, and she is very good at it. Now the Pirates want her back! Sam and Pip have to stage a daring rescue on the pirate ship.


This is a four star early chapter book. It is very difficult to find good books written at this level, and this is one of them. The adventure, saving Julie from the pirate ship when she has been kidnapped really does feel dangerous. There are charming touches like jellyfish cream cakes and a diagram of the pirate ship.

[Nancy Kotkin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet pirate-themed children's chapter book (without chapters) featuring a treasure-sniffing pig.

[K.J. Haakenson · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely delightful. no notes.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stout Sam finds Julie, a pig who has a knack for finding treasure at sea. But Barracuda Bill hears about Julie and decides to steal her. A fun adventure book for kids that isn't too scary.

[Elsa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Early reader chapter book. Nothing very special, but still an engaging adventure story with some mystery and suspense. Highly recommend for pig lovers who are ready for something a tiny bit more advanced than Mercy Watson.

Food seems to be an important plot point in all pig books.

[Dianne · Rating 3 out of 5]

*Also posted at Oops! I Read A Book Again*

Thank you to Random House Children's Books for the review copy! Receiving one did not affect my views of the novel.

So I admit, I don't have a kid to read this one to so my work colleague and I decided to read it and discuss it. I'll keep this one short as I don't think we're even that qualified to judge picture books.

The art was wonderful and cute. It was colorful but with a bit of a washed-out look into it, which I thought was apt for the story. Like it was colored using a watercolor. The style of the drawings/line art was just simple, which I appreciated because it looks like a toddler would be able to copy/trace it. I don't know about you but when I was a kid, I loved copying drawings even if I was terrible at it.

As for the story, it was simple and cute enough for its audience. Stout Sam and Pip discovered a pig in a barrel who can sniff out treasure. But Sam and Pip were not greedy and they didn't take advantage of Julie the Pig. However, here comes our villain Barracuda Bill who steals Julie! Poor pig! The conflict was resolved, thanks to Pip, and it had its tense moments too. Stout Sam and Pip's plan to save Julie was dangerous and I'm sure little kids will get excited by it.

All in all, The Pirate Pig was an okay picture book. It tells a simple story kids will easily understand and enjoy.

[Martha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stout Sam and his deckhand Pip enjoy a perfectly peaceful life on Butterfly Island, sailing their boat for their "Island Transports" business. One day they find a barrel washed up on the beach. Inside is a tiny pig, which they name Julie. She is a most endearing pig who it turns out has a valuable talent. Julie can smell treasure in the sea. When Pip and Sam sail with her she squaels loudly every time she smells treasure. Before long, Sam and Pip recover coins and valuable jewelry in the sea, unfortunately they can't help but brag about their booty. Before long the most evil pirate on the high seas hears about Julie and has to steal her. This rollicking story illustrated with whimsical watercolor and ink pictures is delightfully entertaining, and would make a great read aloud or title for young children ready to read slightly harder early chapter books, however there are no chapters, just one precious adventure with a pig, friendly sailors, and nasty pirates.

[Panda Incognito · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely delightful. I got this book because I like other things by the author and knew my pig-loving younger sister would like it. It probably only took fifteen minutes for me to read this, but it was a very pleasant fifteen minutes: most books at this reading level rely on dumb gags and potty humor to draw in young readers, but this is a unique, appealing story with good vocabulary words, great pictures, and the kind of excellence that draws in adults too. It's a rare event for me to read something aimed at second graders and think, "I wish I could write like this," but this is one of those books.

[Gia Ruiz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a bit of a snoozefest. Or so my 7 year old insisted, so we stopped reading it. We did get more than halfway through though. The story was just not compelling enough to engage him to keep reading it.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, quick read for fans of Mercy Watson.

*Accessed e-galley through Edelweiss

[Yoyomaus Die Büchereule · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zum Inhalt:
Der Dicke Sven und sein Schiffsjunge Pit trauen ihren Augen nicht, als ihnen eines Abends am Strand ein Fass vor die Füße gespült wird und ihnen daraus ein kleines Schwein freundlich entgegengrunzt. Kein gewöhnliches Schwein allerdings! Jules Lieblingsspeise sind Strandwürmer mit Seegras und sie hat die wunderbare Eigenschaft, Schätze zu finden. Jule ist ein Piratenschwein! Das bleibt natürlich nicht lange geheim. Und als Jule entführt wird, müssen Pit und Sven sich mit einer Bande wilder Piraten anlegen, um ihr Schwein zurückzubekommen.

Cover:
Das Cover fand ich ehrlich gesagt weniger ansprechend, obwohl es nicht schlecht gemacht ist. zu sehen sind hier der dicke Sven, wie er mit Jule am Hafenbecken spazieren geht und im Hintergrund schauen finstere Piraten hinter den beiden her. Das ist schon ein Statement zur Story, aber irgendwie gefällt es mir wie gesagt nicht so ganz. Viel cooler wäre doch Jule, das Schwein, inmitten von einem Haufen Gold gewesen oder?

Eigener Eindruck:
Der Dicke Sven und sein Schiffsjunge Piet leben auf einer recht einsamen Insel und fristen dort ein recht angenehmes Leben, auch wenn sie arm sind. Während Sven gern nascht, träumt Piet gern vor sich daher. Als sie eines Tages am Strand spazieren gehen, finden sie ein Fass und hoffen, etwas wertvolles zu finden. Doch aus dem Fass kullert lediglich ein Schwein, welches sie mit zu sich nach Hause nehmen und es Jule nennen. Als die beiden Jule mit auf ihr Boot zum Fischen nehmen, beginnt Jule mitten auf dem Meer an zu quieken und so lassen die beiden Fischer ihr Netz herunter. Als sie es wieder nach oben holen, finden sie jedoch keine Fische, sondern einen Goldschatz vor. Auch bei weiteren Fischertouren geschieht es, dass Jule quiekt und schließlich Gold an Bord landet. Piet und Sven müssen feststellen, dass sie ein waschechtes Piratenschwein gefunden haben. Der neue Reichtum der beiden Fischer bleibt auch den anderen Dorfbewohnern nicht verborgen und das macht natürlich dann auch bei den Piraten die Runde. Und diese haben ihre ganz eigenen Ziele....

Die Geschichte rund um den dicken Sven und das Piratenschwein Jule ist einfach mal so was von herzlich, dass mir fast ein bisschen die Worte fehlen. Die Idee ist so genial und wirklich so toll umgesetzt, dass das Vorlesen einfach nur Spaß macht. Begleitet wird die kurze Geschichte von tollen Illustrationen, welche vor allem beim Wiederholen der gelesenen Worte mit den Kleinen wirklich Spaß machen und die Geschichte noch mehr veranschaulichen. Die Geschichte ist einfach so Zucker, dass sie sogar mich als Erwachsenen voll und ganz begeistert hat. Ich bin eigentlich schwer zu beeindrucken, aber hier hat die Autorin samt Illustrator wirklich ganz tolle Arbeit geleistet. "Das Piratenschwein" ist ein absolutes MUSS in jedem Bücherregal!

Fazit:
Absolut süß und zum quietschen toll.

Idee: 5/5
Illustrationen: 5/5
Spannung: 5/5
Spannung: 5/5

Gesamt: 5/5

Daten:
Gebundene Ausgabe: 64 Seiten
Verlag: Dressler Verlag; Auflage: 8 (1. Februar 1999)
Sprache: Deutsch
ISBN-10: 3791504584
ISBN-13: 978-3791504582
Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 8 - 10 Jahre
Größe und/oder Gewicht: 16,3 x 1,2 x 21,3 cm

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

My Review: Other than Inkheart, I have never really paid attention to other books by Funke, but when I was searching for some pirate books I came across this one. With a cover and a title like this one, who could resist? This was a fun and quirky book to read and would be great for young readers who love Roald Dahl books. There are a lot of alliterations in this book and may be helpful to some young readers who may have trouble with certain letter sounds. Sam and Pip were in for quite a shock when they discovered their rescued pig could sniff out treasure and they end up on quite an adventure. I had a lot of fun with this light-hearted story.

[Cin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cornelia Funke paints a vivid and enchanting world with Julie the Pirate Pig and her two dads, Pip and Stout Sam. Funke ignited the fun in reading for me during my childhood with Inkheart — and she’s ignited it again with The Pirate Pig fourteen years later. I started this expecting a fantastical story of a marauding pirate pig, but to my delighted surprise it’s an adventure about rescuing a kidnapped treasure-sniffing pig! The illustrations are beautiful and detailed. Would recommend for a quick make-you-smile read for adults or a fun intro to longer books for kids.

[Aimée · Rating 4 out of 5]

Der Dicke Sven und sein Kumpel Pit leben ein beschauliches Leben als Transporteure auf einer einsamen Insel. Eines Tages finden sie eine hübsche Schweinedame, die offenbar Gold und Schätze erschnüffeln kann. Das ist großartig, führt aber zu dem Problem, dass ein fieser Piratenkapitän das kleine Schwein für sich haben will. Eine wilde Jagd beginnt. Total niedlich und mit Happy End von einer der bekanntesten deutschen Kinderbuchautorinnen!

[Kirsten · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kid was absolutely enthralled by this one, and then I had to answer a million questions about the motivations of the pirates and the pig, because authors almost never give enough "why" explanations for my child... I thought it was a cute story, and definitely more enjoyable than Mercy Watson, which is the immediate comparison because pigs. The pirate ship diagram was also a plus. 3.5 stars, rounded up because my kid seemed to really like it.

[Tompkins County Public Library Youth Services]

This is a great early chapter book or read aloud for young children. It has wonderful illustrations which helped hold my little guy’s attention. It’s full of adventure without being scary and also gives some good laughs. We loved it! Funke has also written a couple of other great read aloudbooks in the same style, length and tone as this one (Ruffleclaw and & Emma and the Blue Genie).

[Anna]

I tried this with my pirate/Treasure Island obsessed five-year-old but he didn't want to continue. It's a short chapter book with illustrations on every page which can help make the transition from picture to chapter books for young readers. However, the illustrations are a bit rough and I think that contributed to his dislike of the story.

[Sofia Araya · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very cute, fast read. The pictures are really cute. Only one was a bit strange (the devil on the pirate's boat). This would be a great story to read aloud to younger children, or for beginning readers to read, although it's a level 4.3 AR book . I love Cornelia Funke's books :)

[Amanda Brooke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun little story with characters I could follow for a while. I was expecting my son to ask me to skip over the Barracuda Bill parts, but he stayed with it. It's not that scary, I can never tell when a book might stress him out and he will want to skip parts.

[superawesomekt · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a pretty silly book, but it's a sweet story of the pirate pig Julie who finds a home with those who love her unconditionally. But can she stay with her found family? What will happen when pirates hear about her special talent for sniffing out treasure?

[Alison LaMarr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read to the twins over the course of a week. Cute illustrations and the story itself was ok but I found the writing cumbersome, especially for the intended audience. I think the twins (barely 6) liked it well enough though.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not our favorite of all Cornelia Funke's work, but still fun to read aloud with my younger kids. :)

[Petra Be · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a great story for young kids, I'd say 5 to 7 years old. Cute story about a pig who can smell treasure.

[SnarkbythePage · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bedtime read aloud

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, short, oddball

[Christian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bercerita tentang babi yang bisa mengendus harta karun. Ceritanya ringan dan fun, plus ilustrasi dalamnya juga lucu. Julie si babi ajaib cute bangeeeeet! 😆 Emesh Babangsee!

[Melody · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful art; entertaining story. Not a difficult book.

[Heidi Kuipers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed the story and illustrations