 A family day at the beach turns into a make-believe swashbuckling adventure for pre-schoolers Jack, Zack, and Caspar. They build a ship out of sand, chase pirates, become marooned on an island, discover a treasure – delicious desserts, and get captured by friendly pirates (their parents). The artwork is a mix of lively brown-tone sketches and pale watercolor paintings of the chubby-cheeked children. The trip between the car and the beach is documented on the endpapers. Told in rhyme, this delightful story is a perfect read-aloud. mjw |
| Title: Captain Jack And The Pirates Author: Peter Bently Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, New York Copyright: 2016 Original Language: English Original Publisher: Puffin Books, Great Britain Original Copyright: 2015 ISBN: 978-0525-429500 Hardcover pages: 32 Age range: 3-5 Genre: Picture Book Author’s ethnicity: English Author’s residence: Devon, England Illustrator’s ethnicity: English Illustrator’s residence: London, England Awards: Illustrator has won two Kate Greenaway medals, Shortlisted for the 2016 CLIP Kate Greenaway Medal Subjects: Adventure, Pirates, Sea stories, Stories in rhyme |
Captain Jack And The Pirates
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