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From School Library Journal --------------------------- PreSchool-Grade 3–After Jim and his mother bake pirate gingerbread men for Santa's snack, toothpick-legged Captain Cookie undertakes a daring rescue of his crew from the hungry–but understanding–Santa Claus, who works a magical transformation. When Jim awakes Christmas morning, he finds under the Christmas tree not only a magnificent toy pirate ship, but also a peg-legged captain and crew onboard. 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.–Maureen Wade, Los Angeles Public Library END Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) Review ------ 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 Read more ( javascript:void(0) ) See all Editorial Reviews ( /dp/product-description/0763632236/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&isInIframe=0 )