No-Good Do-Good Pirates

September 1, 2008
PreS-Gr 2-Four pirates make teddy bears walk the plank, plunder children's birthday parties, and steal the governor's toy boats. The last act causes a judge to withhold freedom unless they do one good deed by sundown. Their interpretations (tidying up the bank by sweeping money into their sacks, taking babies' candy so their teeth won't rot) lead to escalating trouble, until they accidentally commit a good deed. The quartet receive heroes' farewells as they depart into the sunset on their pink ship. Avril's bright cartoons of stock characters add to the humor. A silly and upbeat tale starring ever-popular pirates."Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA"

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