Helpful Score: 1
Adorable book about a boy that wants and becomes a pirate
Helpful Score: 1
Reviewed by Allison Fraclose for Kids @ TeensReadToo.com
While at the beach, a young boy named Jeremy Jacob looks up from his sand castle to find a pirate ship approaching the beach. He tries to tell his family, but they are all too busy, and no one notices when the pirates pull up in their rowboat and ask Jeremy if they have reached the Spanish Main. When he says no, they are at North Beach, the pirate captain notices Jeremy's sandcastle. They need a good digger, so they invite Jeremy along with them to bury their treasure.
Life as a pirate starts out very exciting. Jeremy finds that pirate table manners don't include saying "please" or chewing with mouths closed. He doesn't have to eat vegetables (since there aren't any on board), and he even teaches the pirate crew how to play soccer before the ball ends up overboard in a shark's mouth.
After a hardy pillow fight, Jeremy heads to bed without brushing his teeth...but he can't sleep. Pirates don't tuck in, or read bedtime stories. And when a terrible storm hits the ship, Jeremy is forgotten in the chaos, and being a pirate isn't much fun anymore. He'll have to do some quick thinking to escape the ship and get back home in time for soccer practice the next day.
A hilarious read with goofy, guffaw-inducing illustrations, this whacky tale of a modern boy pirate teaches the important lesson that getting what you wish for is not always best. Even the bravest little pirates may realize after reading that a safe life at home, watching pirates in books and movies, may be more appealing than an actual life out at sea.
While at the beach, a young boy named Jeremy Jacob looks up from his sand castle to find a pirate ship approaching the beach. He tries to tell his family, but they are all too busy, and no one notices when the pirates pull up in their rowboat and ask Jeremy if they have reached the Spanish Main. When he says no, they are at North Beach, the pirate captain notices Jeremy's sandcastle. They need a good digger, so they invite Jeremy along with them to bury their treasure.
Life as a pirate starts out very exciting. Jeremy finds that pirate table manners don't include saying "please" or chewing with mouths closed. He doesn't have to eat vegetables (since there aren't any on board), and he even teaches the pirate crew how to play soccer before the ball ends up overboard in a shark's mouth.
After a hardy pillow fight, Jeremy heads to bed without brushing his teeth...but he can't sleep. Pirates don't tuck in, or read bedtime stories. And when a terrible storm hits the ship, Jeremy is forgotten in the chaos, and being a pirate isn't much fun anymore. He'll have to do some quick thinking to escape the ship and get back home in time for soccer practice the next day.
A hilarious read with goofy, guffaw-inducing illustrations, this whacky tale of a modern boy pirate teaches the important lesson that getting what you wish for is not always best. Even the bravest little pirates may realize after reading that a safe life at home, watching pirates in books and movies, may be more appealing than an actual life out at sea.
My kids loved this book. They've all outgrown it now, but it's a very cute story and can be read again and again.
This is a cute story for budding young pirates! There is also a sequel to this one that is a fun story too.
Maybe for kids older than Preschool.
I have 3 boys and this book is one of our all time favorites. Funny text and very detailed illustrations. A must for any pirate lovers.
Great Kids book! My little ones love it.
Great book! The artwork is a funny! The storyline is hilarious! My 6 year old likes it a lot! I really love the imagination of Jeremy Jacob!
Our family, both set of grandparent, parents and our grandsons, went to a local theater and saw the play. We loved it so much that we purchased the book for our grandsons and they love reading it after seeing the play.
Had I known that the play was based on a particular book, I would have had our grandsons read the book prior to the play.
i believe it would have enhanced the "play going experience" for them.
Every child should be exposed to this type of literature early on in life.
Had I known that the play was based on a particular book, I would have had our grandsons read the book prior to the play.
i believe it would have enhanced the "play going experience" for them.
Every child should be exposed to this type of literature early on in life.
