Vulgar the Viking and the Rock Cake Raiders

Bored with the quiet life in his village, a young Viking-obsessed boy named Vulgar gathers his friend Knut to stage a pretend raid on the local bakery, slipping into the cellar to build a makeshift longship for a crossing of the fishpond. Their secret plans are interrupted when Freya catches them and insists on joining the crew, and the trio plus Grunt the dog set sail in a rickety craft, snatching a stash of rock cakes. A squabble on the return trip capsizes the vessel, plunging them all into the pond and leaving Vulgar in hot water. The book delivers a light-hearted, silly adventure that offers early readers a playful twist on Viking myth.