All In The Same Boat, Wilkie J Martin
All In The Same Boat, Wilkie J Martin
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All In The Same Boat
Badass New Grim Modern Fable About Greed Featuring A Rat, A Mouse, A Gerbil And A Shark

Author: Wilkie J Martin

Narrator: Tim Campbell

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/07/2019

Synopsis

A shocking tale of the aftermath of a shipwreckin which greedy Rat threatens the lives of his smaller companions as they drift in a lifeboat amid shark-infested waters.A cautionary new fable about greed and bullying for ages 7-11. It is also an allegorical tale about the inconsiderate and treacherous overuse of finite resources by the large and powerful at the expense of the small and vulnerable, where horrifyingly no one wins.'It might even out-grim Grimm.' Goodreads Reviewer TheediscerningIf you like the original fables of the Brothers Grimm and Aesop, you'll love the astonishing All In The Same Boat by Wilkie J. Martin.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Veronica ⭐️

This story was slow and boring. The children lost interest very quickly. I found the story didn’t interest me that much either. The water colour illustrations were spare and not at all appealing. There was a good underlying moral of greed being the catalyst of Rat’s demise but the road there was too......more

Goodreads review by Natalie all_books_great_and_small

I was sent this book in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers. All in the same boat is a dark tale about greed. 3 animals have shared a boat at sea and have a limited supply of food and water. Who will survive and why? A dark tale that is very Brothers Grimm in style.......more

Goodreads review by Lorellie

Never Trust A Fat Rat. Another viciously sharp tale from Martin. Charmingly minimal art mixes with dark theme to teach a valuable life lesson, without being disturbingly grotesque.......more

Goodreads review by Melissa

Not recommended for young children This was an interesting story about what it means to be greedy and how sharing is caring. While I wouldn’t recommend this for young children, kids 10 and up could definitely learn a lot from this book. Rat, Mouse, and Gerbil find themselves stranded on a lifeboat i......more

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