The Pirate Pig

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough School District, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 1, 2015

Review

Stout Sam and his deckhand Pip live a peaceful and fairly successful life ferrying supplies from one island to another. Their peaceful life changes when they find a barrel washed ashore and, upon opening it, find a pig. They take Julie, the pig, with them on their deliveries and discover she can sniff out treasure under the water. Soon the pirate who sent Julie overboard in the barrel (she did not do well enough treasure hunting for him) hears about her success and kidnaps her. Stout Sam and Pip vow to get her back and adventure ensues. Text is good for younger chapter book readers. Ample color illustrations on every page help explain the story to the readers. They actually are pretty amusing. One drawback for younger readers is that there are no chapter breaks, but overall, this would be a good book to add to your beginning reader collection right alongside Mercy Watson!

Overall Book Score: good