An allegorical tale with pirates, treasure, magic, and wonderful wordplay.

Littlejack has a map that indicates the existence of a treasure on a far and lonely island, and Black has a ship to get there. So the two bad men team up and sail off on Black’s vessel, the Aeiu. The name, Black explains, is all the vowels except for O—which he hates since his mother got wedged in a porthole. Intrigued? Read on!

“The Wonderful O is a tale for children, and a reminder for adults, of the joys of love, liberty, language, and humor. It has pirates and treasure and magic and a message that especially in complacent times must not be forgotten…” –The Wall Street Journal

Paperback Penguin Classics edition.