Robin & Captain Cross Beard – The 5 Snakes

Part one in the popular series: over 45.000 copies sold in the Netherlands!

Nominated for the Hotze de Roos prize and tipped by the Dutch Children’s Jury

Part two, three and four in the series have won the Dutch Children’s Jury Award between 2022-2024

Robin is an orphan and lives in Castleshire. One day, the port town is attacked by a gang of pirates led by greedy Ramon, who used to be a member of The 5 Snakes. Only Robin manages to escape in time. With just a charm and vague instructions to look for Captain Cross Beard, Robin sets off. Cross Beard once also belonged to The 5 Snakes and is the only one who can chase off Ramon. But finding Cross Beard is one thing; convincing him to take on his old rival is another. Fortunately, Robin has an important ace up her sleeve…

Praise:

‘The reader is drawn into this suspenseful adventure story from the very first page (…) Author Kevin Hassing portrays the most wonderful, colourful characters in an equally special environment, packing it all with a good dose of humour.’ – Friesch Dagblad

‘Kevin Hassing knows perfectly how to create adventures in a wondrous setting.’ –Trouw