| Pirates -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Stories in rhyme -- Juvenile fiction. |
| Fiction. |
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It's a yar vessel that can carry this crew of burly pirates, the captain, and his scrappy little son. From the crow's nest to the hold, from the high seas to the island of buried treasure, this boy hangs out with the mostnbsp;rough-and-tumble of rogues. And at the end of each day, he gets tucked in by the fiercest pirate of them all: hisnbsp;loving and tender dad.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;
This lyrical picture book is brimming with delightful pirate antics and just the right dose of father and son love.
Author Notes
LAURA LEUCK has written many books for children, including My Monster Mama Loves Me So . She lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
KYLE M. STONE is the illustrator of Please Bury Me in the Library , written by J. Patrick Lewis. He lives in Michigan.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-In well-fashioned rhyming text, a little boy takes readers through a day onboard his father's ship, listing all of the reasons he loves his pirate-captain dad: "I love my pirate papa!/He's the bravest buccaneer./He helps me put my earring on/and buckles up my gear." After a day full of adventures together, the man tucks his son into his bunk, reads him a book about Captain Hook, and kisses him goodnight saying: "I spent my life a-plundering./My treasures bring me joy./But there's nothing I prize more than you,/my dearest pirate boy." Bright, jewel-toned acrylic and mixed-media cartoon illustrations add to the fun, drawing children into the main elements of a pirate's life-ferocious crew, skull-and-crossbones flag, desert island, etc.-but also offering interesting humorous details sprinkled throughout the pages, such as the skinny mice in almost every scene who participate in the action. The father sports an eye patch, tricorne, and unbelievably long mustache, all authentic but somehow managing not to look too scary. Both front and back endpapers display a pirate treasure map. Given the fascination children have for the topic and the relative scarcity of easy pirate books, this tale will surely be met with delight by the youngest buccaneers.-Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
I Love My Pirate Papa by Laura Leuck (Santa Claws), illus. by Kyle M. Stone (Please Bury Me in the Library), expounds on the wonders of being a pirate's progeny, from raising the Jolly Roger to uncovering hidden gold. (Harcourt, $16 32p ages 3-7 ISBN 9780-15-205664-3; Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Booklist Review
In well-cadenced, rhyming verses, a little tyke, a pirate's son, tells of his life aboard ship with his beloved papa. Together with the fearsome crew, they land on a sandy shore, dig up a treasure chest, and divvy up the loot. They return to the ship for dinner and a belching contest. As night falls, Papa reads his son a story and tucks him into his bunk, then whispers, I spent my life a-plundering. / My treasures bring me joy. / But there's nothing I prize / more than you, / my dearest pirate boy. Not since Mem Fox's Tough Boris (1994) has a picture book shown such tenderness in a pirate. While the boy always looks happy, often toting along his stuffed animal, a purple hippo, everyone else on board maintains a stern, piratical expression, though Papa's softens a bit at the end. The stylized acrylic paintings, using exaggeration and comical details effectively, create one dramatic double-page scene after another. They successfully balance the darkly alluring danger of piracy with the boy's buoyant good spirits.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2007 Booklist