Jolly Roger: A Dog of Hoboken

by Daniel Pinkwater

Chronicles the adventures of the remarkable canine who became the undisputed king of Hoboken's dockside dogs.

40 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Daniel Manus Pinkwater is an author of mostly children's books and is an occasional commentator on National Public Radio. He attended Bard College. Well-known books include Lizard Music, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, Fat Men from Space, Borgel, and the picture book The Big Orange Splot. Pinkwater has also illustrated many of his books in the past, although for more recent works that task has passed to his wife Jill Pinkwater.

Reviews

[Phil J · Rating 3 out of 5]

STAND BY FOR AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

This information is prominently displayed on the back cover and on the copyright page. It was just that important.

The book itself? Only Daniel Pinkwater would feel the need to mythologize the life of a stray dog that used to live in Hoboken. It's okay- probably more interesting if you're from Hoboken. And the illustrations (sorry, Daniel) are horrible. Pinkwater was more successful when he experimented with technology on The Muffin Fiend.

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

In which we find out how Jolly Roger becomes the king of the waterfront after growing up on the Matilda Magoo...how do The Kid and Marvin the Ape figure into the legend?

Another great one from the master.

[Cws]

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