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Young mateys will find plenty of holiday joy in this humorous colorful and thoroughly piratical version of the beloved Clement C Moore classic On this ship of mischievous brigandswho have visions of treasure chests not sugarplums dancing in their headsyou wouldnt expect a visit from nice St Nick Instead here comes Sir Peggedy with his peg leg and hook arm cracking his whip and driving eight giant seahorses Salty Scurvy Sinbad Mollie Cutthroat Cross-Eyes Roger and JollyPhilip Yates rollicking rhymes and Sebasti Serras sprightly fun-filled picturesfeaturing whimsically multicolored seahorses stockings hung on the ships bowsprit with tar child-friendly pirates and a complete treasure mapturn this Christmas perennial into a jubilant celebration
About the Author
A Pirate's Night Before Christmas is Philip's second picture book. His first, Ten Little Mummies, was nominated for the Black-Eyed Susan Picture Book Award. Ten Little Mummies was hailed by Horn book as "cheerfully offbeat addition to the genre," while Booklist called the book "an excellent read-aloud." Philip is the co-author, with Matt Rissinger, of several books of humor for children, including Biggest Joke Book in the World, Great Book of Zany Jokes, and World's Silliest Jokes. Philip Yates' third book, Pirates Twelve Days of Christmas has received excellent reviews. "The crew from A Pirate's Night Before Christmas sails through another Christmas-tide romp . . . Serra's digitally colored pen-and-ink compositions are filled with swashbuckling action and create a rollicking holiday mood." - Publishers Weekly ". . . this pirate crew is having such a grand time you'll get into the swashbuckling spirit in no time. Back for their second holiday high-seas adventure . . . the Black Sark buccaneers plan twelve days of Yuletide surprises for their cabin boy. The pirate lingo and raucously detailed color-rich illustrations add seafaring flair to this holiday standard." - The Horn Book MagazinePhilip lives with his wife, Maria in Austin, Texas with their cat, Kelly and works for the Austin Public Library.
