The Curse of the Smugglers' Treasure

Eddie Albert and the Amazing Animal Gang #2

by Paul O’Grady

The second hilarious and action-packed middle grade EDDIE ALBERT adventure from beloved comedian and bestselling author Paul O’Grady

Eddie Albert and the amazing animal gang are BACK!

Eddie and best friend Flo are spending the Easter holidays on the Romney Marshes with Aunt Budge and all Eddie’s animals – Butch the dog, Bunty the hamster and pirate goldfish Dan and Jake.

When the terrible Rancid Twins arrive in town, set on uncovering the secret mystery of the smugglers’ treasure, Eddie and Flo are drawn into a thrilling new adventure. Eddie must use his ability to speak to animals to enlist the help of two elegant alpaca, a friendly sheep called Doris and a famous film-star rabbit to save the day and reveal a treasure of epic proportions.

Action-packed and hilarious, Eddie Albert is a technicolour cinematic adventure full of friendship, animals . . . and, of course, a wicked sense of humour.

272 pages, Hardcover

Published September 15, 2022

Reviews

[Kirstie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bed time read with Minnie

Definitely not as good as the first one by Paul O Grady
I found the sentences in this soooo long and as we read it aloud I had to take huge breaths! Very weird
Also not much of a plot but great advertisement for Romney Marshes as he raves about it

If it was the first one of his I’d read I would buy another but the first was brilliant
Same character but felt he could have made more of the storyline about the rancid twins and how naughty they were

[Annette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Afgelopen week ging ik in de boekwinkel weer eens een nieuwe boek ophalen en daar kreeg ik ook een nieuw recensie-exemplaar mee. Ik heb het eerste boek in deze serie niet gelezen, maar mijn ervaring is dat dit in kinderboeken over het algemeen ook niet zo erg is. Deze middag had ik nood aan iets makkelijks en snels en dus was dit boek de perfecte keuze.

Dit boek is vanaf het begin tot het einde een avontuur. Dat komt allereerst omdat Eddie met dieren kan praten. De auteur heeft enorm goed zijn best gedaan om van de dieren ook echt allemaal eigen unieke karakters te maken en daardoor is het elke keer weer leuk om nieuwe dierenvrienden te maken en te ontdekken wat ze te zeggen hebben.

Daarnaast zijn ook de andere personages, inclusief de schurken, kleurrijke figuren met eigenaardigheden. Op sommige momenten wordt het bijna karikaturaal, maar dat zal juist voor kinderen niet uitmaken. Ik denk dat ze om heel veel personages in het verhaal echt heel hard kunnen lachen.

Wat ik zelf jammer vind, is dat dit boek eigenlijk nooit meer wordt dan een leuk avontuur. De emoties van de personages zijn eigenlijk niet uitgewerkt, er zit geen boodschappen of moraal in het verhaal en als lezer heb je niet het gevoel echt persoonlijk bij het verhaal betrokken te worden. Maar hoogstwaarschijnlijk willen de kinderen zelf dat allemaal ook gewoon helemaal niet.

[Samantha Burton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great follow up to Paul’s first book, which I also loved. I love his style of writing, as he captures adults, as well as kids in this series. Such a shame we won’t get any more books from him now he’s gone, but thanks Paul for writing such amazing, lovable books for kids and of course it wouldn’t be right if you didn’t have any animals in them :) x

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alexander thought this book was great, well written by the fabulous & sadly recently departed Paul O'Grady. Some lovely illustrations in black and white. This book is full of animals, wit and adventure, a fabulous read!

[Stine Bjørdal · Rating 2 out of 5]

trengte virkelig ikke denne oppfølgeren🥱🙄😬

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read all of Paul's books and ive loved them all. So sad we won't be getting anymore adventures but I know these books will be treasured for years to come.

[Mariann Evans · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought and read this one almost immediately after Paul's tragic death. Another fun and campy kids adventure with familiar characters and every word oozes with Paul's signature charm, wit, and humour. As someone who deeply admired Paul, reading it felt like a comforting hug. I loved the Rancid Twins too, they were very funny and I think totally appealing to a young audience. I don't think this one was as good as his first, all in all, but I still had a great time with it and finished it in two sittings. I am so sad we probably won't have another one now.

[Haley Craig · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this 🫶🏼 it's so sad that we won't have another instalment now that Paul has sadly passed away 😞 but what a fitting tribute to this man's wonderful life..

Book 2 and the second adventure of Eddie, Flo and their animals pals in Aunt Budges new cottage. The Rancid twins are believable children's villains, giving vibes of the home alone and Dalmatians villains.

[donna craig · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely loved this 2nd book by Paul 0Grady ,when reading it I feel like I can hear him reading it to his grandchildren doing all the voices,Eddie and Flo meet up at Aunt Budges cottage in Kent promising not to get into trouble this holiday on until they meet the Twins

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this book. I so hope Paul Carey's on writing