Bad pirate

Title:

Bad pirate

Author:

Winters, Kari-Lynn, 1969- author.

Griffiths, Dean, 1967- illustrator.

ISBN:

9781927485712

Edition:

This is a first edition.

Physical Description:

32 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm.

Abstract:

"Barnacle Garrick is bold and saucy and selfish. And for a pirate captain, that's good, very good. And his crew are all scurvy sea dogs--selfish down to the last fleabitten scuttle-butt. And that's good too. But Augusta Garrick is shy, polite, and selfless. For a pirate, that's bad, very bad. Despite her father's horrible example, the sea pup can't stop helping out. It just might take one terrible storm, a ripped sail, a missing peg leg and a panicked crew before Augusta can prove that being selfless is a bold and saucy move after all. And that's good, very good indeed" -- provided by publisher.

Subject:

Dogs -- Juvenile fiction.

Pirates -- Juvenile fiction.

Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.

Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction.

Dogs -- Fiction.

Behavior -- Fiction.

Conduct of life.

Fathers and daughters.

Pirates.

Picture books.

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Genre:

Picture books.

Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787

Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637

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Audience	Shelf Location	Material Type	Shelf Number	Current Location
Kids/Juvenile	Picture books	Book	E WINTERS	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Her pirate-captain father reminds her to be bold and saucy and selfish, but Augusta can't help being shy, polite, and helpful; in short, a bad pirate. But when a terrible storm puts the crew in danger, Augusta is bold enough to be true to herself and show that a good pirate can be selfless, too.

Barnacle Garrick is bold and saucy and selfish. And for a pirate captain, that's good, very good. And his crew are all scurvy sea dogs--selfish down to the last fleabitten scuttle-butt. And that's good too. But Augusta Garrick is shy, polite, and selfless. For a pirate, that's bad, very bad. Despite her father's horrible example, the sea pup can't stop helping out. It just might take one terrible storm, a ripped sail, a missing peg leg and a panicked crew before Augusta can prove that being selfless is a bold and saucy move after all. And that's good, very good indeed.

A rollicking tale peppered with pirate talk, Kari-Lynn Winters' Bad Pirate is a story about being true to yourself, even if it means you must go against the pack. Dean Griffiths' artwork glows with rich colors, fine detail and spot-on doggie characters. A scurvy delight. For landlubbers, the endpaper design includes a glossary of pirate and sailing terms.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 2-Among the sea dogs (literal dogs in pirate clothing) on her father's ship, August Garrick is a very bad pirate. Her kind, polite, and helpful actions win her a lecture. "To be a good pirate, yez gots to be saucy," says Captain Garrick. "And yez gots to be bold. But most important, me sea pup, yez gots to be SELFISH!" Scully, a bull terrier with a wooden leg, will see to it, or the Captain will feed him to the fish. So Augusta throws Scully's peg-leg out a porthole while he's sleeping, hoping this selfish act will make her father proud. That night a terrible storm comes up and rips the sails. The ship lists and takes on water. Just as the crew is ready to abandon ship, Augusta climbs the rigging and takes charge. "Less speed!" she calls. "Lads, help me reef the sails!" They obey her, and the ship is saved. Her proud father hugs her. "Augusta, yez be the best pirate I'z ever known-saucy, bold, and SELFLESS!" With its nautical terms and pirate speak, this book is a delight to read aloud. The full color artwork is rich in detail, and the expressive canine faces of captain and crew will bring smiles. VERDICT This seagoing tale with its endearing heroine will be a sure hit with youngsters.-Mary Jean Smith, formerly at Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Whether or not a band of pirates is a bunch of salty dogs (and in this case they literally are), one thing is for sure: pirates are selfish! Augusta Garrick is a good-natured, helpful spaniel pup and the daughter of a bad-natured, horrible pirate captain. As he endlessly reminds her (while she does things like rescue small dogs who have walked off the plank), she must be saucy, bold, and selfish if she wants to be a good pirate. But when a storm hits and the sails are torn, it may be better if everyone aboard is selfless instead. Winters spreads loads of drama and humor throughout, and Griffith's expert illustrations are vibrantly colored and posed. Each breed of dog, fairly realistically drawn, is delightfully depicted in pirate garb with expressions that heighten the tension when the seas get rough. Landlubbers will discover fun details upon multiple readings, which will be welcome as this charming moral turnaround tale is accomplished without a sugar coating. These are despicable sea dogs after all!--Mazza, April Copyright 2015 Booklist

Excerpts

Captain Barnacle Garrick was bad natured and horrible, which most pirates would say was good--very good.Augusta Garrick was good natured and helpful, which most pirates would say was bad--very bad. Excerpted from Bad Pirate by Kari-Lynn Winters All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.