编辑推荐From School Library JournalKindergarten-Grade 2–Pete loves to play pirates, but his mom never wants to play along. Her latest plan to get out of it includes tickets to see the Amazing Marco. When it is time for the Hypno-Trance, it is, of course, Petes mother who is called up on stage. Marco asks what she should be turned into and Pete calls out, A pirate! Suddenly, Marco is called away. His wife is having a baby and Petes mom is left as a pirate. There are many pages of her shaking her mixing spoon, her eye ablaze (the other eye has a black patch), and shouting at people. The worst part is when the PTA arrives for their meeting and she demands their loot. Pete then rushes her to the hospital, where the Amazing Marco restores her to her former self. In the end, Pete receives two more tickets from the magician to make up for his trouble. With fairly realistic illustrations but a dry plot, there is nothing particularly bad about Pirate Mom, but there is little to recommend it, either.–Susan Lissim, Dwight School, New York City Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition. From Booklist PreS-Gr. 2. From the Step into Reading series comes this amusing take on the ever-popular pirate theme. When Pete and his mother attend a magic show, the Amazing Marco hypnotizes Mom and convinces her that she is a pirate. Before bringing her back to normal, the magician is called away by an emergency. Meanwhile, Pete has his hands full with Mom, who calls an inoffensive neighbor a "bilge rat," attacks the mailman with her wooden spoon, and conducts a bizarre PTA meeting. Children will relish the role switch as Mom shows her dark side and Pete makes desperate attempts at damage control. With clean lines, muted colors, and comic-style exaggeration of the characters' features, Gilpin's illustrations make the most of the humorous situations in the simply written text. Fun for independent readers and for reading aloud to younger children. Carolyn Phelan Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to the Library Binding edition. Review Appealingly cartoony illustrations suit the silly fun: a winner. -- Kirkus Reviews, April 15, 2006 |
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