{"product_id":"the-gingerbread-pirates-isbn-9780763632236","title":"The Gingerbread Pirates","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat if a brave Captain Cookie stood up to Santa? A fresh, funny story that sparkles with all the excitement of a pirate adventure — and all the magic of Christmas morning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA funny and magical Christmas story about a gingerbread pirate, Captain Cookie, and his daring adventure on Christmas eve to rescue his crew from a mysterious cannibal named Santa Claus…Swashbuckling gusto and a poignant finish should make this a new favorite.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLarge in scale and dramatic in effect, watercolor-and-gouache paintings create believable settings, sometimes seen from unusual perspectives, and sympathetically portray the characters, especially the pirates, whose icing-sugar mouths and eyes are surprisingly expressive.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exciting story and full-page, dramatically composed paintings depicting harrowing adventures with a mouse, a cat, and the crew imprisoned in a cookie jar make this a good holiday read-aloud.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Cookie’s quest to rescue his crew from their cookie-jar imprisonment is not without peril, and humorous obstacles abound…Tavares’s vivid watercolor and gouache paintings dramatize Kladstrup’s lively text with vigor in this imaginative adventure story.\u003cbr\u003e—The Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCookie’s-eye-view illustrations and a story enlivened with dialogue make this boy’s version of the nutcracker sparkle.\u003cbr\u003e—Foreword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKladstrup makes the most of the adventurous possibilities, while Tavares's sumptuous full-bleed spreads and spot illustrations play with a cookie's-eye perspective.\u003cbr\u003e—Shelf Awareness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn adventurous, hilarious story that brims with the magic of Christmas…pure delight.\u003cbr\u003e—Kendal Rautzhan’s Books to Borrow, Books to Buy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn imaginative kid-pleaser.\u003cbr\u003e—News Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRed and green dominate Tavares’ bold illustrations, making this one of the most festive Christmas books.\u003cbr\u003e—St. Paul Pioneer Press\u003cb\u003eKristin Kladstrup\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Story Beginnings. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives near Boston, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Tavares\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eLady Liberty, \u003c\/i\u003eby Doreen Rappaport; \u003ci\u003eIron Hans: A Grimms’ Fairy Tale, \u003c\/i\u003eretold by Stephen Mitchell; \u003ci\u003eJack and the Beanstalk, \u003c\/i\u003eretold by E. Nesbit; and '\u003ci\u003eTwas the Night Before Christmas. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has also written and illustrated three books inspired by baseball: \u003ci\u003eMudball, Oliver’s Game, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eZachary’s Ball. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Ogunquit, Maine.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300216918245,"sku":"NP9780763632236","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763632236.jpg?v=1767739524","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-gingerbread-pirates-isbn-9780763632236","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}