How I Become a Pirate

Just looking at the front cover of this book could make any little kid curious and excited to see what is inside. There is a picture of a little pirate boy riding on the shoulders of a pirate with a parrot on his shoulder. As I open up to the cover page, it shows a picture of the same little boy leaping across the page with a wooden sword in hand and a newspaper hat on his head. The illustrations are amazing throughout the whole book and really add to the story without taking away from it. I think that little kids would like this story because it is something that any kid might imagine or wish would happen when they are playing at the beach. When the pirate speaks, it really sounds like the way a pirate would talk with words like, "matey", "aye" and "ahoy". It is so fun because it takes you into an imaginary world of pirates and treasure, while the boy is still very ordinary. The author makes the pirate's rules sound so fun because the little boy no longer has to use his manors or eat his vegetables. I really like that whenever the crew is yelling something back to the captain, the author puts the words in large, bold font so that they really stand out. It could be relatable to little kids because oftentimes they can't wait to go explore and be somewhere that they do not have to listen to their parents or do things they don't want to. This book shows that it doesn't always turn out for the better because you might end up missing the small things that your parents do for you, like reading you books or kissing you goodnight. It is clever that the author chose to bring both worlds together and have the pirates bury the treasure in the little boy's backyard.