How I Became a Pirate

"Caldecott Honor-winner Shannon spices up this spirited pirate tale with vivid, appropriately zany acrylics." (Child Magazine 20030907)"Long''s dry, tongue-in-cheek humor serves as an ideal springboard for Shannon''s gleefully madcap illustrations." (Publishers Weekly (starred review) 20031120)"Shannon''s illustrations... are a page-turning glory. Long''s clever and spirited text leaves other pirate books in the bilge." (San Diego Union-Tribune 20030901)"Readers will be blown away by this rowdy gang, depicted in richly robust, humorous paintings." (School Library Journal )"A roaring good read." (Teaching K-8 )