The Gingerbread Pirates
Overview - What if a brave Captain Cookie stood up to Santa? A fresh, funny story that sparkles with all the excitement of a pirate adventure and all the magic of Christmas morning.
It s Christmas Eve, and Jim and his mother are making pirate gingerbread men to leave for Santa. Read more...
It s Christmas Eve, and Jim and his mother are making pirate gingerbread men to leave for Santa. Read more...
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More About The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup; Matt Tavares
Overview
What if a brave Captain Cookie stood up to Santa? A fresh, funny story that sparkles with all the excitement of a pirate adventure and all the magic of Christmas morning.
It s Christmas Eve, and Jim and his mother are making pirate gingerbread men to leave for Santa. Jim s favorite is Captain Cookie, who carries a gingerbread cutlass and has a toothpick peg leg. The captain is much too good to be eaten, so Jim keeps him close by his bed. But late that night, when Jim is fast asleep, Captain Cookie steptaps away on a daring adventure to find his pirate crew and rescue them from that mysterious character he s heard about: a cannibal named Santa Claus. At once contemporary and timeless, suspenseful and joyous, this masterfully illustrated tale is destined to be a new holiday classic."
It s Christmas Eve, and Jim and his mother are making pirate gingerbread men to leave for Santa. Jim s favorite is Captain Cookie, who carries a gingerbread cutlass and has a toothpick peg leg. The captain is much too good to be eaten, so Jim keeps him close by his bed. But late that night, when Jim is fast asleep, Captain Cookie steptaps away on a daring adventure to find his pirate crew and rescue them from that mysterious character he s heard about: a cannibal named Santa Claus. At once contemporary and timeless, suspenseful and joyous, this masterfully illustrated tale is destined to be a new holiday classic."
Details
- ISBN-13: 9780763632236
- ISBN-10: 0763632236
- Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
- Publish Date: September 2009
- Page Count: 32
- Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Related Categories
Books > Juvenile Fiction > Humorous Stories
Books > Juvenile Fiction > Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent
Books > Juvenile Fiction > Action & Adventure - Pirates
Publishers Weekly Reviews
Publishers Weekly® Reviews
- Reviewed in: Publishers Weekly, page 56.
- Review Date: 2009-10-26
- Reviewer: Staff
A boy makes a gingerbread pirate crew on Christmas Eve; his mom leaves most of the pirates for Santa, but the boy takes the captain to his room. As the boy sleeps, the captain—sporting a ruffled shirt made of icing and a toothpick peg leg—makes his way downstairs (“Where's my crew? he wondered. And who's this Santa Claus who wants to eat them?”). Luckily, Santa ends up being a friend who gives the pirates a ship of their own. Swashbuckling gusto and a poignant finish should make this a new favorite. Ages 4–10. (Sept.)