Sunday, 2 February 2025

Mr Grumblebum at the Lighthouse

Mr Grumblebum at the Lighthouse by David Graham, illustrations by Salvador Capuyan (Xlibris) PB RRP $19.99 ISBN 9781669879299

Here is a self-published picture book in the Grumblebum series. In this book, Mr Grumblebum receives a letter from the Ports Authority offering him a job at a lighthouse. Taking up this position, he discovers that a van is removing the lighthouse’s automatic light for repairs and cleaning. A Captain Morgan from the Ports Authority tells Grumblebum he’s employed for a month, during which time he’s to complete a list of jobs (shown in an illustration.) Importantly, he must turn on the manual light nightly.

A problem arises when he accidentally knocks over a tin of paint and stands on a plank, which hits him in the face: he also hits his finger with his hammer. Otherwise, he appears to attend well to his other duties.

Grumblebum makes friends with a dolphin, Shread, who lives in the harbour waters. The old man also thinks he might be lonely, but he has the lighthouse cat, Foo, to keep him company. Again, accidentally, he steps on Foo’s tail.

One night while in bed, Grumblebum sees a distress signal sent out by a small boat at sea. Without hesitation, he heads out in the lighthouse boat to save the fishermen on the boat. As he heads home with the two sodden men, the boat’s engine conks out. However, Shread the dolphin comes to the rescue, towing them to shore.

The book, with its appealing, full-age, cartoon-type illustrations, could have been improved with professional editing and proofreading.

Mr Grumblebum at the Lighthouse can be purchased by contacting the author at daggy52@hotmail.com or from the publisher Xlibris at orders@xlibiris.com

 

 


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