wow, tough crowd, goodreads readers!my kids LOVE this book."mommy, can we read the pirate princess?!?!?" they clamor at bedtime.even dada likes the charming tale of princess bea who sucks at the traditional female spheres of cooking and cleaning (and not throwing up on a ship) but who excels at one key aspect of piracy:treasure hunting.it's quick, cute, and nicely illustrated.a better message than pinkalicious's bratty "i got very upset", too. Why are we still romanticizing piracy? Pirates are criminals- violent robbers, sometimes killers. I just don't get the appeal. A princess wants to be a PIRATE? And she has no skills at typical 'women's" work like cleaning and cooking.....which is all the pirates think she is good for. I always like a picture book written in rhyming verse, they are fun for read-alouds, but that is all this book has going for it.
What do You think about Pirate Princess (2012)?
A new favorite, a pirate princess who follows her dreams of becoming a seafaring buccaneer!
—NJMUStwal12
Ok. Like the story. Some of the illustrations were weird.
—weng
