The Three Little Pirates

by Heorgie Adams, Emily Bolam (Illustrator)

Trixy, Tammy and Trig are three little girl pirates who live aboard The Lucky Lobster with their pets Mullet the dog, Kipper the cat and a seagull called Gulliver. When the nasty pirate, Vanilla Cringe, kidnaps mermaid princess, Mo, and her friends, it's up to the little pirates to save the day. But can they outwit Vanilla? A delightful splash of ocean fun and adventure. Perfect for reading aloud or for children to enjoy alone, with lots of bright funny pictures, maps to follow, clues to find and puzzles to solve.

Genres: Childrens

96 pages, Paperback

First published September 7, 2006

Reviews

[Stef Rozitis]

I borrowed this from a friend who loaned it to me because of the gender in the book and this was certainly a plus. There is the sort of crude feminism in the book I would have loved as a little girl and even now this is the sort of story my sister and I would make up when drunk. I love a lot of things about it like King Codswallop being silenced when he tries public mansplaining.

I was less than thrilled as a teacher and a parent by the trope of men and boys being largely hopeless and incompetent (even when nice and well meaning). Even though I can see where this sort of an idea comes from and it DEFINITELY has a place in adult comedy: considering how little cultural capital children have I think it would be better not to go there. I was also deistrubed to find how overwhelmingly WHITE the cast of characters were (give them all an Oscar). when you look closely one of the pirates I think is meant to have a suggestive tan...but all characters are either definitively white or easily read as white...this is not reflective of the real social worlds most children live in.

I enjoyed that even though there was a pivileged little "princess" in the story she had short hair, was active and practical and I do not believe her appearance was alluded to even once. Also that mermaids could also be male but the female is normative in their culture (the book showed not told that). I loved that the villain was dashing and good looking even though she was soewhat two-dimensinal

I usually stay clear of this sort of mass-market simplified romp but this one ha some charm and I will be sharit with other people too! 3 1/2 and a smile

[Samara Gray]

This book was good fun to read. It's about 3 pirates who go on a rescue adventure.

It gives children a chance to use the imagination and practise their voices for different characters. The pictures are also very good and give the children more to think about and discuss whilst reading the book.

I would recommend this book to early readers. It is a good book to use as an introduction to chapter books.

[Ondřej Puczok]

Velmi příjemné překvapení na čtení před spaním pidižvíka. Na první pohled to vypadá jako jedna z tisíce dětských knížek. Ale nabízí toho dost a dost. Je tady mapa, na které se dá příběh ukazovat, průzkum obchodu, spousta zajímavostí, mořské i jiné zvířectvo, trochu těch pohádkových tvorů, zlá pirátka, kluci stavící ponorku a hlavně příběh, který má na začátku mnoho odboček, ale vše se sejde pěkně čtivě pochopitelně v jednom bodě. A slaví se skoro tak epicky, jako na konci VI. epizody Star Wars. Navíc, mořský "hadokozel" Ervín škytající po chaluhové limonádě se nás drží už dva týdny po přečtení.
Jediné, co nás trochu zdržovalo, byla přílišná zaměnitelnost mnoha hlavních postav. Zvlášť těch tří se jménem na T. Přiznávám ale, že nakonec jsem spoléhal na pojmenovávání obrázků nadšeným malým posluchačem. :)

[Jenna]

Kolme pikku merirosvoa kertoo avulaista merirosvotytöistä, jotka päätyvät auttamaan merenlapsia ilkeämmän merirosvon juonilta.

Pitkä kirja, tämä olisi kannattanut lukea pienemmissä erissä. Paljon tekstiä ja kuvituksen lomassa on tarinaan oleellisesti liittyviä puhekuplia.

[Soul Sun]

interesting. Girl pirates and girl big boss

[Seb]

need i say more?

[Suvi]

Samalta tekijältä kuin Kolme pikku noitaa, eli laatu on taattu. Isommallekin lukijalle (köh köh) kolahtava kertomus kolmesta TYTTÖmerirosvosta, jotka joutuvat keskelle merenneitokidnappauskartellia. Jännittävä, mutta ei liian. Ihana kuvitus ja hassut hahmot.

Vinkkaus.

[Nadja]

Such a fun little book to read with kids.