Pajama Pirates
By
Andrew Kramer
Illustrated by Leslie Lammle
Harper,
2010, ISBN 978-0-06-125194-8, US $16.99
Clad in pajamas, three little
pirates set off on an adventure to search
for treasure. Before long, their moonlit
path reveals their foe – pirates intent on
claiming the treasure map for themselves.
More enemies appear, but the pajama pirates
devise an ingenious method to escape their
clutches. Will they succeed? And if so, do
they find their hidden treasure? Or does
someone else intrude upon their journey?
This whimsical tale is a delight
for reading aloud, especially before
“lights out.” Both words and pictures
cleverly depict a child’s imagination and
the adventures it conjures up from simple
toys and ideas. The intrusion of adult
supervision is subtle and quickly brings
to mind all those times we old pirates
kept pleading for “just five more minutes”
when we were young and daring. The
colorful illustrations abound with
excitement and danger, and with new things
to discover each time you look at them.
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