{"product_id":"the-gingerbread-pirates-gift-edition-hardcover","title":"The Gingerbread Pirates Gift Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristin Kladstrup\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatt Tavares\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Swashbuckling gusto and a poignant finish should make this a new favorite.\" -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's Christmas Eve, and Jim and his mother have left pirate gingerbread men for Santa. Jim's favorite is Captain Cookie, who carries a gingerbread cutlass and has a toothpick peg leg. Jim keeps him close by his bed. But late that night, when Jim is fast asleep, Captain Cookie step-taps away on a daring adventure to find his pirate crew and rescue them from that mysterious character he's heard about: a cannibal named Santa Claus. This masterfully illustrated tale, sparkling with all the excitement of a pirate adventure, is a new holiday classic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristin Kladstrup\u003c\/b\u003e is also the author of the middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Story Beginnings. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives near Boston, Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Tavares \u003c\/b\u003eis the author-illustrator of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling picture book \u003ci\u003eDasher \u003c\/i\u003eand its sequels, \u003ci\u003e Dasher Can't Wait for Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDasher and the Polar Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eRed and Lulu\u003c\/i\u003e, the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eHoops\u003c\/i\u003e, and several sports biographies, including \u003ci\u003eBecoming Babe Ruth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up Pedro.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eTwenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e by Jeff Gottesfeld, \u003ci\u003eThe Gingerbread Pirates\u003c\/i\u003e by Kristin Kladstrup, \u003ci\u003e'Twas the Night Before Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e by Clement C. Moore, and \u003ci\u003eOver the River and Through the Wood\u003c\/i\u003e by L. Maria Child, among many other picture books. Matt Tavares lives in Ogunquit, Maine.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.6 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gingerbread Pirates\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53654102311219,"sku":"9780763662332","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VSkqOst51A9780763662332.webp?v=1784001437","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-gingerbread-pirates-gift-edition-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}