It Be Talk Like A Pirate Day, Matey!

Here be some picture books fer pirates. They be especially good fer those of us what can't read.

Are Pirates Polite? by Corinne Demas,
Artemis Roehrig, and David Catrow

Pirates at the Plate, by Aaron Frisch and Mark Summers

The Pirates Next Door, by Jonny Duddle

That scalawag Jonny Duddle has books fer cabin boys, too.

Jolley-Rogers #1 the Monsters Gold, by Jonny Duddle

And fer all you dandy land lubbers who can make out more of those infernal scribbles, ye might be liking the books below.

The Jupiter Pirates #1, Hunt for the Hydra,
by Jason Fry and Jeff Nentrup

The Dagger Quick #1,
 by Brian Eames and Amy June Bates

Airborn #1, by Kenneth Oppel and Larry Rostant

If ye be ready for stronger meat, waylay some litrate teen to read you these beauties.

The Pirate's Son, by Geraldine McCaughrean

Mad Kestrel #1,
by Misty Massey and Shelly Wan

Lady of Devices #3, Magnificent Devices,
by Shelley Adina

Local Library Sale, Part 1

New novels for my home library.

Every year there's a huge tent erected in the side yard of the library and thousands of books pour in from donors, discards, and parts unknown. It's the highlight of our summer and provides a huge portion of  my summer reading list.

I scaled back a bit this year, but managed to snag some fabulous books:

Airborn, by Kenneth Oppel. This has been on my to read list For. Ever. Just tell me . . . why did I wait so long? Treasure Island meets Leviathan. A+

So B. It, by Sarah Weeks. Finally a book which meets (exceeds) it's hype. Even better than When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead. And have a box of tissues handy.

Under the Greenwood Tree, by Thomas Hardy. Have you seen the entertaining adaptation with Keeley Hawes?