GERONIMO STILTON #18 SHIPWRECK ON THE PIRATE ISLANDS

Thea Stilton hears about treasure said to be buried on a deserted island and haunted into the bargain, which is enough to drag her reluctant brother along. Geronimo dislikes travel and dislikes ghosts, so this trip manages to combine both. Book eighteen in the Geronimo Stilton series sends the mouse journalist and his family off on a treasure hunt across the sea. The series format does a lot of the work here: short chapters, coloured and shaped words scattered through the text, cartoon illustrations on nearly every spread, and jokes that land for readers around seven to ten. Geronimo narrates in his usual nervous voice while everyone around him treats obvious danger as an outing. Points that stand out: • A shipwreck, a desert island and a treasure map to follow • Playful coloured typography that turns reading into a visual game • Full-colour cartoon artwork on almost every page • Chapter lengths built for newly independent readers A solid pick for children aged roughly seven to ten and for anyone building a Geronimo Stilton collection. Available in English at Boipoka.