Don't Mention Pirates
PreSchool-Grade 2–Scarlet lives in a ship-shaped house inherited from her famous Grandma, Long Joan Silver. The matriarch's unfortunate demise at the mouth of a giant shrimp led to the family renouncing the pirate way of life. However, Scarlet has a buccaneering spirit and can't resist her natural tendencies. When she discovers buried gold, the Silvers get carried away and dig such a deep hole that water pipes burst and their house falls over. Reclaiming their birthright, they sail away in search of treasure, because that's what pirates do! Colorful, buoyant watercolors capture the silly exaggerations of the text: Scarlet makes her brother walk the plank (into a wading pool), and the shiny nugget is revealed to be Grandpa's missing front tooth. This is a funny, swashbuckling tall tale.–Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, CanadaCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.