Trick ARRR Treat: A Pirate Halloween

by Leslie Kimmelman, Jorge Monlongo (Illustrator)

Overview

Charlotte Blue-Tongue, Peg-Leg Pete, Glass-Eyed Gabby, and their friends swashbuckle through the streets demanding loot and treasure from their neighbors in this Halloween pirate tale. As their world transforms from neighborhood to pirate's lagoon, they shout, "We be pirates. TRICK ARRR TREAT!" But what's lurking in the shadows? Are the pirates brave enough to defend their treasure?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807580622
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Leslie Kimmelman is the author of many picture books, including Belly Breathe and Trick Arrr Treat.

Jorge Monlongo is a Spanish artist based in landlocked Madrid. He illustrates children's books, writes and draws comic books, and paints canvas and walls. He has drawn a lot of crazy Hello Kitty adventures, a few Mameshiba books, a Mr. Peabody&Sherman mini-series, and a Cow and Chicken one shot.

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Trick Arrr Treat

A Pirate Halloween

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By Leslie Kimmelman

ALBERT WHITMAN & Company

Copyright © 2015 Leslie Kimmelman
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-8075-8061-5

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CHAPTER 1

The pirate chief's mom calls a meeting.

"Ready for some trick or treating? Be home by dark, and watch the sun — when it goes down, this gang is done."

The pirate chief slams shut the door and then announces, "One rule more. Don't you smile and don't be sweet.

"Give me loot," says Charlotte Blue-Tongue.

"Pieces of eight," says Rude Ranjeet. "Treasure," orders Dreadful Davey.

Then the noise of panting, slurping. "What be that?" asks Peg-Leg, burping.

"Fill my belly! says Charlotte Blue-Tongue.

(Continues...)

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Editorial Reviews

★ 07/27/2015
Multiethnic trick-or-treaters dressed as pirates conquer the streets of their suburban neighborhood, led by chief pirate Charlotte Blue-Tongue, who wields a blue lollipop and a glowing jack-o’-lantern. “Pirates sticking out their tongues,/ shrieking with their pirate lungs,” reads Kimmelman’s playfully assured verse, which is punctuated with pirate exclamations (“Fill my belly!” “Rot my teeth!”). The pirates’ nighttime roving eventually takes them aboard a pirate ship, but a “Big black monster, sly and cunning,/ gets the frightened pirates running” (the monster turns out to be a friendly dog). Back at the pirate chief’s house, “scurvy scoundrels have a party,/ playing games and laughing hearty,” with fellow neighbors dressed as aliens, ninjas, and more. Lit with sunset shades of pink and purple, Monlongo’s illustrations conjure a cinematic sense of theatricality while capturing the visceral excitement of fully escaping into character on Halloween. Ages 4–7. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"The story is…full of action as a diverse group of boys and girls eagerly sets off to get as much sweet loot as they can."—Kirkus Reviews

STARRED REVIEW! "Lit with sunset shades of pink and purple, Monlongo's illustrations conjure a cinematic sense of theatricality while capturing the visceral excitement of fully escaping into character on Halloween."—Publishers Weekly starred review

"With its kid-friendly rhymes and abundance of pirate lingo, this appealing mash-up of Halloween and pirate themes captures the lighthearted fun of the holiday. Nothing can deter a band of pirates…as long as those pirates are home before dark."—The Horn Book Magazine

"The illustrations are a delightful combination of bright colors and expressive characters who look like they have sprung from a Disney Junior show…Short sentences and a narrator's commitment to a decent pirate accent will make this a Halloween storytime favorite."—Booklist

"A first-choice purchase for a different spin in Halloween-themed storytimes."—School Library Journal

From the Publisher

09/01/2015
K-Gr 2—Children will love to dress up like a pirate, gather their "loot," and yell, "Trick Arrr Treat!" after reading Kimmelman's pirate-themed Halloween tale. Six children are going out on Halloween night for a trick-or-treating adventure. Before leaving, they promise not to be sweet but to yell, "Trick Arrr Treat." The kids' imaginations start to run wild as they make their way through the neighborhood. The illustrations are rendered in a cartoonish style and add an extra layer that will enable readers' imagination to soar. VERDICT A first-choice purchase for a different spin in Halloween-themed storytimes.—Patrick Tierney, Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary School, Providence, RI

School Library Journal

2015-07-15
When a pack of kids decides to all dress up as pirates for Halloween, their imaginations almost get the best of them. Kimmelman uses rhyming text in her latest offering with mixed results. Yes, pirate fans will hear plenty of pirate lingo, but too often the rhythm feels forced. The story is, however, full of action as a diverse group of boys and girls eagerly sets off to get as much sweet loot as they can. Notably, the pirate chief is an African-American girl. As the gang makes its way through the neighborhood, a black creature in the shadows comes on the scene. Charlotte Blue-Tongue, Rude Ranjeet, and Glass-Eyed Gabby board their ship, but the shadowy figure gets closer. Is it a monster or a sea serpent? Here, Monlongo shifts from a deep-hued spread of reds, black, and purples with a menacing, sharp-toothed monster ready to swallow the boat whole to the next full-bleed spread, which reveals a shaggy, friendly big dog with its pink tongue hanging out expectantly. It's a cute reveal, but the payoff doesn't seem commensurate with the buildup. The illustrations have a textured look but ultimately do little to add subtlety to the overwrought wording. While many would welcome a pirate-themed Halloween tale, this one isn't quite shipshape. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews