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I'm working on a longer bibliography of pirate picture books for work. Here's a start.

book coverThe Pirate Meets the Queen by Matt Faulkner.

This exciting tale tells embroiders what is known of real-life Irish pirate Granny O’Malley (short for Granuaile or Grace). She cut off her hair and disguised herself as a boy to join her father’s ship in her youth. Later in life, in the title episode, she goes in person to petition Red Liz, the Queen of England, for her son’s freedom. It’s illustrated with flowing but realistic gouache paintings. This is a little long for me, at over 15 minutes reading aloud, though not for Mr. FP, who loved it. It's exciting without being scary.

Date: 2008-04-30 07:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rjlona.livejournal.com
The Pirate meets the Queen,
The Pirate meets the Queen,
Hi-ho the derry-o,
The Pirate meets the Queen!

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