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The Night Pirates
A perfectly pitched, irresistibly charming read-aloud picture book for the youngest pirate enthusiasts!
"Down, down, down the dark, dark street they came. Up, up, up the dark, dark house they climbed. Stealthy as shadows, quiet as mice. Only the moon was watching when they arrived. Only the moon was watching when they left. Only the moon & one little boy."
Tom is awoken...more
"Down, down, down the dark, dark street they came. Up, up, up the dark, dark house they climbed. Stealthy as shadows, quiet as mice. Only the moon was watching when they arrived. Only the moon was watching when they left. Only the moon & one little boy."
Tom is awoken...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
March 1st 2006
by Scholastic Press
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The Night Pirates is a children’s adventure book about some brave little girl pirates that take a young boy called Tom (along with the front of his house) on a mission to steal the treasure of some ‘really, tough grown-up’ pirates.
The story is captivating. The use of rhyme, alliteration and atmospheric illustrations build the suspense and excitement. The words are cleverly placed in patterns across each page which add to the drama and carry you along on the adventure. Different sized text is use...more
The story is captivating. The use of rhyme, alliteration and atmospheric illustrations build the suspense and excitement. The words are cleverly placed in patterns across each page which add to the drama and carry you along on the adventure. Different sized text is use...more
“Up up up the dark house they climbed…Stealthy as shadows, quiet as mice…Rough, tough little girl pirates!” The Night Pirates is unlike any other pirate story, primarily as the pirates are not the coarse, burly men we know of as pirates. But instead little girls that come to take Tom away on an adventure during the night!
The story begins with the pirates quietly coming down the street and climbing into Tom’s house before taking him off onto an adventure aboard a house-shaped pirate ship. Here he...more
The story begins with the pirates quietly coming down the street and climbing into Tom’s house before taking him off onto an adventure aboard a house-shaped pirate ship. Here he...more
In brief this is a story of a young boy named Tom who, one night after going to bed sees strange shadows on the wall. It turns out that they are a band of mysterious girl pirates who are coming to steal the front of his house as a disguise for their pirate ship. Tom joins the pirates as they travel across the sea to steal some treasure from a group of older pirates. With the aid of the disguised ship, they surprise the pirates and manage to steal the treasure. The pirates return Tom just in time...more
I loved the illustrations! They were so warm for a book set at night. The mix of different medias was lovely -- I was especially fond of the graph paper houses. And I loved the fact that the pirates were little girls (who didn't exclude Tom for being a boy, which is a Good Lesson to throw in), and the baddies were the rough, tough, grown-up pirates. I liked the placement of the text on the page, the changes in the size, and the different fonts for certain words like "Captain Patch" and "girl pir...more
A book with a fun, adventurous story. The illustrations are great and children seem to get lost in them.
The story has poetic repetition and highlighted words that are a great learning tool. I recommend this book for both boys and girls as it has girl pirates!
I read this book to a year 1 class and was a focus book for the theme on fantasy stories. The children really enjoyed this story and it was great for children to act out actions and do role plays. The role play area was designed to be a pir...more
The story has poetic repetition and highlighted words that are a great learning tool. I recommend this book for both boys and girls as it has girl pirates!
I read this book to a year 1 class and was a focus book for the theme on fantasy stories. The children really enjoyed this story and it was great for children to act out actions and do role plays. The role play area was designed to be a pir...more
As kids' picture books go, The Night Pirates is right up there with Where the Wild Things Are, The Sneetches and Stone Soup as one of my all-time faves.
The art is beautiful, GIRLS can be Pirates (how's that for crazy?!), the writing is perfectly suited to oral delivery, and there is NO violence. The closest we come is a big, bad Pirate Master threatening to sic his Mom on those who take his treasure.
It is wonderful. Read it to your kids, then have them read it to you. I guarantee (figuratively)...more
The art is beautiful, GIRLS can be Pirates (how's that for crazy?!), the writing is perfectly suited to oral delivery, and there is NO violence. The closest we come is a big, bad Pirate Master threatening to sic his Mom on those who take his treasure.
It is wonderful. Read it to your kids, then have them read it to you. I guarantee (figuratively)...more
One of the books listed in "1001 Children's Books"
I thought we'd read this one, but maybe not. I'll check it out. It's unlikely to surpass my all-time-favorite pirate picture book, Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs (which, mind you, my kids don't love nearly as much as I do!)
I thought we'd read this one, but maybe not. I'll check it out. It's unlikely to surpass my all-time-favorite pirate picture book, Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs (which, mind you, my kids don't love nearly as much as I do!)
The book follows an adventure that a boy goes on to join a group of pirates at night. I enjoyed reading the book and fell that early years and lower key stage two children can get pleasure from the theme and the excitement that is generated by the book. The book is very appealing and it is humorous in its portrayal of conventional pirates.
I just ran across this book while planning a pirate-themed storytime for toddlers. It's the story of a little boy named Tom, who has his the front of his house stolen by a band of pirates--little girl pirates! It's adorable and perfect for reading aloud to preschoolers (of all ages!).
While the beautiful illustrations and creative placing and fonts were well done, they did not take away the fact that the story was actually pretty boring. My storytime group (0-5) were too young to notice the cool word layouts and I lost their attention pretty quick
When I brought this out, the little girl gasped. She really likes pirates! I'm sure she was delighted this was about GIRL pirates. She certainly was quite wide-eyed during my reading of the book. Wonderful hints of this being imaginative play, but only hints.
My 3 year old loves this book. It has good repetition and she loves the idea of the rough and tough little girl pirates. The pictures are great and it is fun to read. On the other hand, the story does not make a lot of sense.
This was a cute book. The adventure would be really exciting for children and the pictures are great. It wasn't my favorite book though. I don't think I could use it in a lesson, it would just be a fun book to read.
This book deserves to be a kids' classic. It engages my son (from age 3 to 4) with a charming, slightly dreamy story told in a lilting sometimes rhyming style.The closest comparison is "Where the Wild Things Are".
Really cute story about a little boy who joins a bunch of little girl pirates when they come in the night to borrow the front of his house as a disguise! Beautiful illustrations, and it's a nice, quiet book, but also humorous.
I would have given it a higher review if the words rhymed. It can be a bit awkward to read out loud. I appreciate having a book to read to my boys that has girl pirates with the boy main character.
Despite the fact that he is "only a boy," Tom convinces the band of rough, tough, little girl pirates who have come to steal the front of his house to let him join in their adventures.
I did not get this one either. The cover illustration and title sounded like a cool boy adventure, instead I got a book about girl pirates flipping the boys house? I didn't follow it.
The Night Pirates are a group of little girl pirates who allow a brave little boy to join their crew to steal treasure from grown-up pirates. A very original story.
My son got this for Christmas and we have read it almost every night since! If you have a pirate lover this is a great kids book!
Great book for boys or girls. The girls are a fierce band of pirates, who ask a brave boy to join them for the evenings adventures.
I enjoyed this story about the girl pirates and Tom who went on an adventure. A wonderful story for kids who love pirates.
A young boy joins pirates for an adventure.
Lots of repetition and silly lines create a fun story with great illustrations.
Lots of repetition and silly lines create a fun story with great illustrations.
Yay, girl pirates! I haven't much else to say about this book. The story isn't something I'll remember.
Fantastic book, my boy loved it and still yells out "Bring my treasure back or I will tell my mummy"
Jackson's current favorite ... we both have it memorized. It's a sweet story for a boy or a girl.
CHildren's story about a boy wanting to join a girl pirate on the high seas.
We especially liked how the night pirates are all little girls. :)
What great fun! Girl pirates, and they let a boy come along, too.
hanna loves to have her daddy read her this book for bed.
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