 Pirates and Privateers
The History of Maritime
Piracy
Cindy Vallar, Editor
& Reviewer
P.O. Box 425,
Keller, TX 76244-0425
Books for
Young Pirates
Pirate’s Perfect Pet
By Beth Ferry
Illustrated by Matt Myers
Candlewick, 2016, ISBN 978-0-7636-7288-1, US $15.99 /
CAN $22.00
Daring and fearless, Captain
Crave leads a band of pirates. He believes
he’s got exactly what a pirate should have
. . . until Mom sends him a clipping from
a magazine. One of his mates goes through
the list and he does have a ship,
treasure, an eye patch, a hook, and a peg
leg. But he’s missing one item – a pet!
But what type of animal makes the perfect
pirate pet? No one aboard knows, and so
Captain Crave sets out to find just the
right pet.
The question and answer format invites
young pirates to interact with the story.
The colorful artwork draws the eyes to
explore subtle details, such as the ship’s
figurehead scoring the captain’s dive or
the goose forcing Captain Crave to walk
the plank. The “Onward Ho!” at the end
seems more western than piratical, but it
entices readers to invent the pirates’
next adventure or to read the story again.
This picture book is sure to be a favorite
with little pirates.
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