Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
What if a brave Captain Cookie, a pirate gingerbread man, stood up to Santa? A fresh, funny story that sparkles with all the excitement of a pirate adventureNand all the magic of Christmas morning. Full color.
Review Quotes: Swashbuckling gusto and a poignant finish should make this a new favorite.
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Large in scale and dramatic in effect, watercolor-and-gouache paintings create believable settings, sometimes seen from unusual perspectives, and sympathetically portray the characters, especially the pirates, whose icing-sugar mouths and eyes are surprisingly expressive.
--Booklist
An exciting story and full-page, dramatically composed paintings depicting harrowing adventures with a mouse, a cat, and the crew imprisoned in a cookie jar make this a good holiday read-aloud.
--School Library Journal
Captain Cookie's quest to rescue his crew from their cookie-jar imprisonment is not without peril, and humorous obstacles abound...Tavares's vivid watercolor and gouache paintings dramatize Kladstrup's lively text with vigor in this imaginative adventure story.
--The Horn Book
Cookie's-eye-view illustrations and a story enlivened with dialogue make this boy's version of the nutcracker sparkle.
--Foreword
Kladstrup makes the most of the adventurous possibilities, while Tavares's sumptuous full-bleed spreads and spot illustrations play with a cookie's-eye perspective.
--Shelf Awareness
An adventurous, hilarious story that brims with the magic of Christmas...pure delight.
--Kendal Rautzhan's Books to Borrow, Books to Buy
An imaginative kid-pleaser.
--News Tribune
Red and green dominate Tavares' bold illustrations, making this one of the most festive Christmas books.
--St. Paul Pioneer Press
