Rowdy: The Pirate Who Could Not Sleep

By Darcy Pattison and Eva O'Neill

A Rowdy Heart Doesn't Always Know What it Wants or Needs

  Captain Whitney Black McKee is a rowdy pirate! After traveling the seven seas and fighting sea monsters, it's time to come back to home port for a rest. But the Captain's sleep has gone all awry.

  Sleepless. What's a rowdy captain to do? She sends her crew a'thievin' for a simple lullaby. But the rowdy heart doesn't always know what it wants or needs. She won't find rest, until her own dear Pappy arrives.

  This charming children's picture book is perfect for fathers to read with their 4-8-year-old daughters. And follow it with a lullaby or two. Great Father's Day gift or for anytime you want to encourage a father-daughter relationship. Come and celebrate rowdy girls and their fathers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mims House, LLC.
• Release date: Feb 5, 2022
• ISBN: 9781629440378

Darcy Pattison

DARCY PATTISON is the author of The River Dragon, illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng, as well as the fantasy novel The Wayfinder. She teaches writing at the University of Central Arkansas. She lives in North Little Rock, Arkansas.<br>

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Reviews for Rowdy

[carlathelibrarian · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Captain Whitney Black McKee is a rowdy pirate! When they are done travelling the seven seas, hunting sea monsters it is time to return to port. Unfortunately, the Rowdy Captain can not sleep. Off goes the crew to steal a lullaby to put her to sleep. They try all kinds of music, but nothing seems to work, until her father (her own dear pappy) arrives. When he starts to sing, not only does the captain finally fall asleep, but the whole crew. This is a beautifully illustrated book with vibrant colourful pages. This is a great father/daughter book to read before bedtime. Great for young girls and their dads ages 4 to 8. This is a great book for all family libraries that can be read over and over.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

[skstiles612 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Rowdy the pirate can't sleep she claims she would give a chest of gold just to be able to sleep. Her crew sets out to find a way to help their captain sleep and claim the prize. But, nothing seems to work. They steal items and try them on their captain; scary tales, and songs of war. Who will claim the prize and help the captain sleep? Told in great rhyming pirate "speak". Another great book by this wonderful author.