A Piratey Christmas

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The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup illustrated by Matt Tavares

4 stars

The pirates are back! When I saw this I knew I had to check it out. The gingerbread pirates on the cover were so cute!

Synopsis

On Christmas Eve, Jim and his mother are decorating gingerbread men. Jim decides to make pirates. Jim's favourite is a captain with a toothpick peg leg. That night when everyone is asleep Captain Cookie comes alive and is determined to find his crew and save them from the cannibal Santa Claus.

My Thoughts

This was a great book. I am so glad I picked it up. the illustrations were great. The expressions that the different gingerbread pirates had were priceless.

I love the idea of Santa being a cannibal. Sometimes during Christmas I wonder about the decorating of human looking cookies. Though cute, it is rather twisted, so it is nice that this book dealt with it.

This is a great book that helps us remember the magic of Christmas. Your kids will love this book, and you will too.

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A Pirate's Twelve Days of Christmas by Philip Yates illustrated by Sebastia Serra

4 stars

We got this book out last year, and as soon as the Christmas books came out at the library this year the kids grabbed it again. I don't think they know what the real words to the Twelve Days of Christmas are.  It is kind of funny hearing them sing Christmas songs about cutlasses and a parrot in a palm tree.

Synopsis

On the eve of Christmastide the Captain tells his mates that they are going to go off plundering and that the cabin boy has to stay and swab the decks. When the cabin boy tells them it's Christmas the Captain said that the holiday is only for landlubbers and that he has to stay by himself on the boat. Then presents keep appearing and the cabin boy and the pirates know that Christmastide is the best time of year.

My Thoughts

Once again, a piratey Christmas, you got to love it. I love that the book can be sung to the Twelve Days of Christmas song. Any book you can sing along with is great. 

I love all the pirate speak. You really get a pirate feeling reading all the pirate jargon. I love that they refer to Santa as "jolly ol' Sir Peggedy". At the end of the book there is a Pirate Glossary, so the kids can know what the different pirate terms mean. What a smart idea.

Every book I read I like to read the acknowledgments and book dedications. The one by the author is definitely worth the read. It is lovely.

This is just such a fun book. I think it will be a Christmas favourite for years to come