Captain Beastie's Pirate Party

Reviewed by: Terri Bauld - Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, Kennebunkport, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 24, 2014

Review

Captain Beastie, the grubbiest and smelliest pirate ever to sail the seas, is counting down the days to his birthday in this rhyming, fun-loving pirate tale. Children will laugh at all his disgusting manners that include holey pants, nose picking and food encrusted clothing. His ship however, is kept very neat by his squeaky clean crew, who plot to give him the best birthday present ever. The colorful illustrations are filled with lots of detail which encourages re-reading to catch all that's going on. When Captain Beastie awakes (clutching his pirate toy) and can't find his clothes the birthday surprise is about to be revealed and a cleaned up Captain emerges. But how long can this last? Spoiler alert...Crumbs appear on the last page. A nice, non-scary pirate read for young readers.

Overall Book Score: very good