<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> A Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator teams up with a witty storyteller for this hilarious pirate adventure starring a little boy who joins Braid Beard's crew on a fantastic voyage. Full color. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> In this <i>New York Times</i> bestseller illustrated by Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator David Shannon, a boy sets off on a pirate adventure--with surprising results! <p/> When a pirate ship sails by, young Jeremy learns how to say "scurvy dog," sing sea chanteys, and throw food . . . but he also learns that there are no books or good night kisses on board: "Pirates don't tuck." A swashbuckling adventure with fantastically silly illustrations. <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> A roaring good read.<br>-- "Teaching K-8" (9/1/2003 12:00:00 AM) </br></br>Caldecott Honor-winner Shannon spices up this spirited pirate tale with vivid, appropriately zany acrylics.<br>-- "Child Magazine" (9/1/2003 12:00:00 AM) </br></br>Long's dry, tongue-in-cheek humor serves as an ideal springboard for Shannon's gleefully madcap illustrations.<br>-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)" (7/7/2003 12:00:00 AM) </br></br>Readers will be blown away by this rowdy gang, depicted in richly robust, humorous paintings.<br>-- "School Library Journal" (11/20/2003 12:00:00 AM) </br></br>Shannon's illustrations... are a page-turning glory. Long's clever and spirited text leaves other pirate books in the bilge.<br>-- "San Diego Union-Tribune" (9/7/2003 12:00:00 AM)