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)