A Pirate's Night Before Christmas

By Philip Yates and Sebastiá Serra

Young mateys will find plenty of holiday joy in this humorous, colorful, and thoroughly piratical version of the beloved Clement C. Moore classic. On this ship of mischievous brigands—who have visions of treasure chests, not sugarplums, dancing in their heads—you wouldn’t expect a visit from nice St. Nick. Instead, here comes Sir Peggedy, with his peg leg and hook arm, cracking his whip and driving eight giant seahorses: Salty, Scurvy, Sinbad, Mollie, Cutthroat, Cross-Eyes, Roger, and Jolly.
Philip Yates’ rollicking rhymes and Sebastià Serra’s sprightly, fun-filled pictures—featuring whimsically multicolored seahorses, stockings hung on the ship’s bowsprit with tar, child-friendly pirates, and a complete treasure map—turn this Christmas perennial into a jubilant celebration!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Union Square & Co.
• Release date: Dec 12, 2011
• ISBN: 9781402795626

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Reviews for A Pirate's Night Before Christmas

[librarianryan · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was hard. It tried to keep the Night before christmas cadence, but the rhymes were harsh in multiple places and caused things to fall apart. The story is also lack luster. The illustrations are nice, but not a bit that makes me think of christmas.#WinterGames2020 #TeamReadNosedReindeer +26