Popeye's Big Surprise
Barbara Waring
Paperback
(Price Stern Sloan, Sept. 23, 1983)
Quick read; nice story. Olive Oyl notices Popeye's boat is in serious trouble, so she decides to surprise him. She and Wimpy can't afford to buy a new boat, so they buy boat plans. Wimpy is, as usual, ready with his hamburger (and little else), and Swee'pea gets to play in the coal bin while Olive toils away, doing most of the work. It takes awhile, but the boat is finally ready, so the surprise is on, first for Popeye and then for the rest of the crew. Here's the problem...where, inside a house, can you build a boat so someone won't see it before you're finished? Take a wild guess! Thank goodness there's plenty of spinach to save the day!