How to Be a Pirate (LEGO)

by Nicole Johnson, Josh Lewis (Illustrator)

A brand-new LEGO® Little Golden Book about using courage and creativity to be a pirate!

Cecilia’s dream of becoming a pirate and sailing the seas comes true when she joins her grandfather’s pirate crew! See what happens in this sweet and silly storybook that’s part of a new line of LEGO® Little Golden Books. The combination of two classics–LEGO Minifigures and Little Golden Books–makes this the perfect book for kids ages 4 and up or collectors of all ages!
 
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24 pages, Hardcover

Published July 5, 2022

Reviews

[Viann Chan · Rating 2 out of 5]

My kids like Lego, so I picked up this book and the How to be a Knight (Lego) book. This book wasn’t for us, the story felt lacking and not one I would read again. I think we were expecting a story with a bit more adventure and treasure-finding, but it didn’t deliver. While team-work is important, the message could have been incorporated into the story in a different way. We prefer the knight story more.

[Min · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cecilia wants to be a pirate, just like her grandfather. What a great way to begin a tale!
She joins his crew and tries to do everything in her enthusiasm. She soon discovers that one cannot run a tight ship alone but there must be teamwork. And, as ever, as a LEGO book, there is creative building the ship to make it sail better that makes this book a treasure!

[Abbey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Why does the main character, Cecilia (who I believe to be a nepo-baby), want to be a pirate so much? Pirate life had its ups for sure, but pirates constantly dealt with diseases, violence, and often short life spans. Does Cecilia want to have scurvy? I had to read this book for my pirating class.

[Arman Waggoner · Rating 3 out of 5]

The word "pirate" peeked my interest, and lego's fun sense of humor. Would've been cool to read a graphic novel-sized adventure of this.

[Theresa F.]

The intent of this book seems to be to teach the importance of teamwork, and the lesson that while having a good work ethic is admirable, one person can't do everything alone, and sometimes you should ask for help rather than trying to charge ahead on your own. The book tries to go about this in a fun way, using the zany internal logic that Lego media is known for. While I personally felt that the story was a little heavy-handed when it came to the intended lessons, I'm also an adult, and therefore not the target audience. So it's reasonable to assume that youngsters would react differently to the book than I did.
The illustrations are bright, colorful and brimming with youthful energy. I can easily picture a child being captivated by the images alone.
Overall, not a bad book.
Did I like it? I felt that the text could've used just a little more subtlety. But as I stated above, it wasn't written with adults in mind.
Would I reread it? Probably not.
Would I recommend it? I think that parents who are considering giving this book to their child as a teaching tool should read through it themselves first, to judge if their particular child would be receptive to the book's message.