Pirate's Night Before Christmas, A

(Board book)

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Age range 9 to 12

Philip Yates' rollicking rhymes and Sebastia Serra's sprightly, fun-filled pictures turn this Christmas perennial into a jubilant celebration. Now in board!

The stockin's were stuck to the bowsprit with tar,

In hopes that Sir Peggedy soon would be thar.

With impeccable rhythm and a great sense of fun, Philip Yates skillfully adds pirate adds pirate adventure to Clement C. Moore's beloved Christmas story. Written from the point of view of a young boy on a pirate ship, the book details his discovery of Sir Peggedy's arrival aboard the ship and all of the excitement that follows. Yates's energetic use of pirate language and Sebastia Serra's vibrant illustrations, full of clever details, combine to create a world all their own.

'The robust verse sails along with gusto...' The Horn Book Magazine

'A pitchperfect parody...the expertly rhymed text is packed full of pirate jargon...that begs to be read aloud in rousing fashion.' Kirkus Reviews

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Praise for A Pirate's Night Before Christmas

The robust verse sails along with gusto . . . The Horn Book Magazine

[A] pitchperfect parody . . . the expertly rhymed text is packed full of pirate jargon . . . that beg[s] to be read aloud in rousing fashion. Kirkus Reviews

Praise for A Pirate's Night Before Christmas

The robust verse sails along with gusto . . . The Horn Book Magazine

[A] pitchperfect parody . . . the expertly rhymed text is packed full of pirate jargon . . . that beg[s] to be read aloud in rousing fashion. Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Philip Yates lives in Austin, TX, and works in the Austin Public Library system. He has written for Disney Adventures Magazine and his first picture book was the highly acclaimed Ten Little Mummies. Philip has also written several other books for Sterling, including A Pirates Twelve Days of Christmas, and the humor books, The Biggest Joke Book in the World and Worlds Silliest Jokes, which he coauthored with Matt Rissinger.

Sebasti Serra hails from Barcelona, Spain, where he studied Fine Arts at the Universitat de Barcelona. He is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared in magazines and on television. Sebasti has illustrated a number of picture books in Spain and in the US, including A Pirates Twelve Days of Christmas by Philip Yates and Inky's Great Escape by Casey Lyall. His work has also been displayed in exhibitions all over the world, including the US, Italy, Japan, China, and Korea. You can find him online at sebastiaserra.com.