Synopses & Reviews
A heave-ho, high-seas adventure and activity book inspired by the bestselling picture books How I Became a Pirate and Pirates Don't Change Diapers written by Melinda Long and illustrated David Shannon.
This 36-page, full-color activity book includes:
andbull; Temporary pirate tattoos
andbull; Instructions to make a pirate hat, pirate eye patch, and treasure chest
andbull; Puzzles, songs and coloring pages
andbull; andldquo;Talk like a pirateandrdquo; glossary
andbull; Instructions and press-out cards for andldquo;Cannonball!andrdquo; card game
andhellip;everything you need to become a pirate yourself!
Review
andquot;Paired with Shannon's energetic acrylics of a colorful crew of pop-eyed, snaggly toothed pirates seen from a variety of zany viewpoints (including upside down) and a small boy who is clearly having the time of his life, this rollicking adventure is sure to be a favorite with the storytime crowd.andquot; School Library Journal, Laurie Edwards, West Shore School District, Camp Hill, PA How I Became a Pirate
andquot;Long's piratical dialogue still delivers a juicy read-aloud: what reader of any age won't relish the opportunity to say andquot;Aargh!andquot; or declare andquot;Rock on!andquot; as the crew does in unison when Braid Beard orders them to rock Bonney Anne to sleep? And Shannon's voluptuously colorful and comic paintings runneth over with comic mayhem, sly details (somehow, the pirates manage to find a pirate show on Jeremy's TV) and no end of goofy expressions. Ages 3-7.andquot; Publisher's Weekly Pirates Don't Change Diapers
Awards for How I Became a Pirate:
Book Sense Book of the Year
A Nick Jr. Best Book of the Year
A New York Times #1 Bestseller
A Book Sense National Bestseller
A Publishers Weekly Bestseller
A Los Angeles Times Bestseller
An ALA Notable Childrenandrsquo;s Book
A School Library Journal Best Book
An IRA-CBC Childrenandrsquo;s Choice
Synopsis
A new activity book inspired by Melinda Long's hilarious, bestselling picture books How I Became a Pirate and Pirates Don't Change Diapers, with colorful artwork by Caldecott Honor recipient David Shannon. Have the heave-ho, blow-the-man-down, very best time of your life with coloring pages, activities, pirate tattoos, and Cannonball! card game.
About the Author
MELINDA LONG is a teacher and the author of the award-winning bestseller How I Became a Pirate. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina.DAVID SHANNON is the illustrator of many popular picture books, including How I Became a Pirate. His numerous awards include a Caldecott Honor for No, David! He lives in Burbank, California.