Title: Great for the Kid In All Of Us
Product review: Colin McNaughton's charming tale of Jolly Roger running off to join the pirates to get away from his mother is perhaps more for the pleasure of adults than the very young reader. However, the tale is pleasurable for all ages...Instead of straight story with pictures, the pictures tell a lot of the story themselves, with the characters' dialogues bubbling out of their mouths and spilling across the pages. This gives each pirate and each character a really distinct personality, and brings the reader from the "the pirates did this, Roger did that, his mother did this" to a more character oriented book.The jokes may be a bit above the very young reader, but most children will understand and be entertained and adults reading the books may have to go back and enjoy it for themselves once the kids are tucked in bed!I ran across the book as a nanny to two little girls and bought a copy to keep for myself. I was ready to join a pirate ship myself after reading it! Enjoy!
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