Thorfinn and the Rotten Scots Thorfinn the Nicest Viking Book 4 David MacPhail Illustrated by Richard Morgan

136 pp.  
6 1/4" x 7 3/4"
Floris Books
Paperback
Published:  April 2016
Prepare yourself for the wrath of the Norsemen! That is, if you don't mind and it's not too inconvenient...

Everyone knows Vikings are ruthless barbarians whose idea of a good time involves pillaging, plundering, and feasting. But Thorfinn is no ordinary Viking! He is always polite and happily offers to wash the dirty dishes. Too bad his dad is Harald the Skull-Splitter, Village Chief and the roughest and toughest Viking of them all.

On a raiding voyage to Scotland, Thorfinn and his friends Velda and Oswald are kidnapped by Ranald MacRanald, chieftain of the Clan MacRanald, and imprisoned at his crumbling fortress, Castle Mad Dog.

Ranald tries to ransom the "fierce Vikings" but little does he know that his methods of "torture" (making the Nicest Viking sew with the women and clean the castle from top to bottom) are actually Thorfinn's idea of a brilliant Scottish holiday! Will Chief Harald the Skull-Splitter come to his son's "rescue" before Thorfinn drives the Rotten Scots crazy with politeness?

"Thorfinn the Nicest Viking" is a funny, illustrated, action-packed new series for young readers who love Horrid Henry and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, set in a world where manners mean nothing and politeness is pointless!

(Ages 6–8 years)