About the book: There is a storm brewing on the Flying Dragon, and it's not about the weather. When the crew finds themselves parched and not enough juice to go around, blame falls on Matie the goat, Hallie's friend. Divided, they square off, ready for a fight and Captain No Beard must teach his crew that not only is bullying wrong, they must learn to value and respect each and every member of the crew. Watch the crew of the Flying Dragon learn an important lesson about being a true friend.If you are unfamiliar with Captain No Beard, it is about brothers, sisters, and cousins playing in the kid's bedroom and the bed is the ship, the stuffed animals are the crew, and the story line is usually solving the issues that kids face - sharing, bullying, meanness, kindness. And in The Crew Goes Coconuts! they learn that looking and speaking differently from each other does not entitle them to belittle, make fun of, or not accept each other.
They soon learn that the goat (whose "goat" they keep trying to get - pun intended), has value to add to their play and gathering. They become thirsty. All drinks are gone. What are they to do? Ahoy there me matey! I see an island. And then the solution is solved by Matie the Goat.
I previously reviewed each of the Captain No Beard books and found them delightful, educational along the lines of character traits, colorful, and fun. Take a look at each of my reviews:
- Strangers On The High Seas
- Stuck In The Doldrums
- Pepper Parrot's Problem with Patience
- Captain No Beard (book 1 in series)
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My son loves the Disney show Jake and the Neverland Pirates so he does pretend to be a pirate often.
ReplyDeleteI play a little as a kid, but my kids do not play. I hope this book inspires them to start playing in different ways!!
ReplyDeleteMy grandchildren play pirates. They have Pirate play sets with a ship and characters.
ReplyDeleteThey also dress in Pirate hats and build blanket and box ships.
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My kids weren't into pirates until the recent Disney Pirate Fairy movie and now they love pirates. They'd love this book!
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I don't think I ever played pirates, but my kids are interested in them. :)
ReplyDeleteI love her children's books! They are really well thought out and the pirate theme sounds like another winner!
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Love the review, Vera!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think we ever played pirates... We did pretend our swingset was a boat though - we didn't do any swashbuckling though.
ReplyDeleteWe definitely play pirates :-)
ReplyDeleteForts as ships, paper towel rolls as telescopes, create our own flag, hook our fingers & grunt and growl , ha-ha!
We have a lot of fun
I love the book cover. The illustrations are precious! Thanks for sharing this on the hop!
ReplyDeleteI've never been a big fan of pirates, but this book does sound fun! Thanks for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday! Always love having you there!
ReplyDeleteTina
I don't remember ever playing pirates when I was a child, and I don't recall my children doing so also. Every year in a town near where I live now, there is an annual pirate festival. It looks fun with everyone wearing pirate costumes.
ReplyDeleteMy grandsons play pirate quite often.
ReplyDeleteyes they love to play pirate!
ReplyDeleteI can't recall ever playing pirates as a kid - I think my mom thought it was too violent - they were very strict. abrennan09@hotmail.com
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