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Oh, my favorite kid's book is re-issued in the UK. How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen. Along with the sequel, A near thing for Captain Najork. It's ridiculous. It's about a boy who likes fooling around and his creepy aunt who tries to teach him to behave by getting Captain Najork to teach him a lesson. It's got silly pencil drawings by Quentin Blake, who we loved anyways, but the text is my favorite--we actually have a favorite family dish called "potato sog" after the dish in the story. It's not out over here, but the next time I buy books from the UK, I'll be getting at least one copy of this for my brother (not the little one--I bought him a copy already, the 22 year old.)