How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
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Book Reviews of How I Became a Pirate
Book Review: one of the best Pirate book for kids who love Pirates
Summary: 5 Stars
My son was 2 when the whole Pirate craze started up and he was immediately swept up in it, and while many of the childrens books published to cash in on the Pirate craze seemed half hearted at best, that is not the case with How I Became A Pirate. A first rate whimsical Pirate adventure is what you get in this book and the illustrations bring the magic to life. My son loves this book and now that he is 6 he has started reading it on his own. Now with a new Pirates of the Carribean 4 movie looming for the 2011 movie season, this is sure to get a boost in sales and deservidly so. My second son is only 1.5 but I cant wait till he is old enough for me to read this to him.Yo Ho Ho Merry ChristmasBook Review: Great read aloud book for the kid in everyone
Summary: 5 Stars
My two children adore this book. Melinda Long's writing is superb and really lends itself to being read aloud with character voices but can be read straight for those who do not choose to use theatrics.
David Shannon's illustrations are perfect for this pirate tale. My children love the illustrations where people are upside down on the page and always ask me to "flip it over mom" when we get to those pages. We spend a lot of time on each page since Shannon's illustrations are so heavy with great detail without overpowering this book.
I recommend this highly. My children are 2 and 4 but our 9 year old neighbor also enjoyed this story and has read it a few times when she's been visiting. It will appeal to the pirate fantasies in us all.
Book Review: This be terrific, me hearties!
Summary: 5 Stars
It's hard to say what's more endearing and fun: the engaging text or the clever (and amazingly detailed) illustrations. Most children's books are OK, a few are totally lame, but a very few are simply super and do not fade even with the 100th re-reading: this is one of those that stays funny and will be handed down from boy to boy in this family. Can't say enough about the illustrations, there's so much to look for: the pirate who wears TWO eyepatches (and is always holding one up except when he goes to bed), the other mean pirate who wears pajamas, the way the parrot and the scurvy cat eye eachother with suspicion, the wild look on the boy Jeremy Jacob's face (it's a true to life wild look of a real boy!). Anyway, this is highly recommended.Book Review: I want to be a pirate, too!
Summary: 5 Stars
We've all known one of those highly imaginative children who can take the most mundane things in life and recreate them into elaborate adventures - a simple walk in the woods becomes a dangerous trek through the jungle. Jeremy Jacob is just such an inventive child - a day digging at the beach suddenly makes him an excellent recruit to become a pirate. The story line is wonderful and flows very believably, but it's the illustrations that really make the book. They are just scary enough to entrance a child, while also having amusing little details to ease any fear. I read this story to my 18 year old daughter who enjoyed it just as much as I did. We can't wait to share it with a younger audience.Book Review: For Every Kid Who Ever Dreamed of Being a Pirate!
Summary: 5 Stars
I like 'tongue-in-cheek' humor and books with colorful phrases that beg to be read aloud. And this book has all that and more! Jeremy Jacobs is a lucky boy,indeed, to be hand-picked by a real-live, green-teethed pirate to sail the 'deep blue sea' with the most motley crew of pirates ever assembled. You won't believe your ears when you hear the 'pirate-speak' that Melinda Young has sprinkled throughout her awesome book. And you won't believe your eyes when you view the fascinating illustrations created by Caldecott-winning illustrator David Shannon. 'Shiver me timbers,' kids, you better ask your parents to buy you this one. It's a real romp of the old-fashioned kind.