Trick ARRR Treat: A Pirate Halloween - Hardcover

Kimmelman, Leslie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807580619 ISBN 13: 9780807580615

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 2015

Synopsis

Charlotte Blue-Tongue, Peg-Leg Pete, Glass-Eyed Gabby, and their friends swashbuckle through the streets demanding loot and treasure from their neighbors in this Halloween pirate tale. As their world transforms from neighborhood to pirate's lagoon, they shout, "We be pirates. TRICK ARRR TREAT!" But what's lurking in the shadows? Are the pirates brave enough to defend their treasure?

About this title

About the Authors

Leslie Kimmelman is the author of many picture books, including Belly Breathe and Trick Arrr Treat.

Jorge Monlongo is a Spanish artist based in landlocked Madrid. He illustrates children's books, writes and draws comic books, and paints canvas and walls. He has drawn a lot of crazy Hello Kitty adventures, a few Mameshiba books, a Mr. Peabody & Sherman mini-series, and a Cow and Chicken one shot.

Reviews

K-Gr 2—Children will love to dress up like a pirate, gather their "loot," and yell, "Trick Arrr Treat!" after reading Kimmelman's pirate-themed Halloween tale. Six children are going out on Halloween night for a trick-or-treating adventure. Before leaving, they promise not to be sweet but to yell, "Trick Arrr Treat." The kids' imaginations start to run wild as they make their way through the neighborhood. The illustrations are rendered in a cartoonish style and add an extra layer that will enable readers' imagination to soar. VERDICT A first-choice purchase for a different spin in Halloween-themed storytimes.—Patrick Tierney, Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary School, Providence, RI

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Trick Arrr Treat

A Pirate Halloween

By Leslie Kimmelman

ALBERT WHITMAN & Company

Copyright © 2015 Leslie Kimmelman
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-8075-8061-5

CHAPTER 1

The pirate chief's mom calls a meeting.

"Ready for some trick or treating? Be home by dark, and watch the sun — when it goes down, this gang is done."

The pirate chief slams shut the door and then announces, "One rule more. Don't you smile and don't be sweet.

"Give me loot," says Charlotte Blue-Tongue.

"Pieces of eight," says Rude Ranjeet. "Treasure," orders Dreadful Davey.

Then the noise of panting, slurping. "What be that?" asks Peg-Leg, burping.

"Fill my belly! says Charlotte Blue-Tongue.

(Continues...)

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Edition details

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807580619
• ISBN 13: 9780807580615
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Monlongo Jorge
• Number of pages: 32