Captain Wilmy is no ordinary pirate. He's a monkey from Monkey Junction with a brass compass, a band of unlikely friends, and a map that leads straight into the heart of the Cape Fear. When word of a long-lost treasure buried somewhere along Snow's Cut reaches his crew, Wilmy and his Protectors of the Cape Fear Parks set sail down the river to find it — and discover what real treasure looks like along the way.
A read-aloud picture book that turns real Wilmington, North Carolina landmarks into the stage for a small adventure about courage, friendship, and the places we call home.
Four unlikely friends from four corners of the world, all of them washed up in the same patch of Wilmington — and bound together by a Cape Fear treasure hunt.
A monkey from Monkey Junction with a brass compass and a red captain's vest. Legend says he was a 1950s sideshow monkey at the old Monkey Junction filling station — these days he lives in River Road Park and captains the crew.
An Australian stowaway who rode a shipping container all the way to the Port of Wilmington, swam ashore, and never left. Sharp eyes, green bandana, and a pouch full of gems he keeps swearing aren't stolen.
A wolverine from Michigan who fell asleep in the back of a pickup full of pine straw and woke up in North Carolina. Calm, clever, and always the one with the paddle. Blue bandana, sharper than he looks.
A Cape Fear alligator who lives in the pond on the third hole of the golf course across from River Road Park. The heart of the crew — and the only one who can actually swim Snow's Cut.
The Cape Fear coast isn't just the setting — it's the world the crew lives in. Real places, real names, real geography.
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