If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, Don't! By Elise Parsley

If your dad says you re going to meet a bearded guy with a red suit and a bag full of treasureshe is not talking about meeting a pirate But Magnolia has already invited the misbehaving swashbuckler to jump in line to meet Santa So what if pirates are on the Naughty List She ll just teach this one to change his scurvy ways no plundering or sword fighting or plank walking allowed Plus Santa is happy to hear everyone s wish list Right It s YO HO HO versus HO HO HO in this holiday guide on how not to meet Santa If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa Don t When your father tells you that you are going to meet a man with a beard and a sack of treasure he means Santa not the pirate by the mall fountain And even if you befriend the pirate it might not be a good idea to ask him to join you in line After all he is on the naughty list His ideas of songs might not be festive He might want to pillage anything you are offered in line Will he reform before you get to the front of the line This is another delightfully silly picture book As the situation gets out of hand the fun the book is and the ending is priceless The book is narrated in second person but as Magnolia the main character using her own bad experience to warn us away from what could happen The pictures are on the cartoony side but they perfectly capture the fun and absurdity of this story It s perfect for Christmas but I could see it slipping into a reading list the rest of the year. Read my full review at Carstairs Considers 0316466778 Loved it A new Christmas classic 0316466778 LOVED this book So creative and funny Illustrations are awesome 0316466778 Silly entertaining and good art 0316466778 I never knew mixing Santa Claus and a pirate could be so darn funny Magnolia may have regrets but I certainly don t 0316466778 Truthfully they do look like two sides of the same coin. 0316466778 I ll bet kids think this is a hoot but I didn t like it 0316466778 I found this book hilarious like an even messed up version of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Another thing I loved it shows an involved father taking his multi racial family perhaps adopted or foster on an outing I haven t seen that represented in picture books yet so that was a nice touch to an otherwise silly and fun book 0316466778 I m sad to see the reviews on this it s my personal favorite of the magnolia series I love it The pictures are so funny and great Who doesn t want to see a pirate put in a time out 0316466778 So good the kids kept requesting it Really fun love everything about this series 0316466778 .