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Kimmelman, Leslie

Trick Arr Treat

32 pp. | Whitman | September, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8075-8061-5 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Jorge Monlongo. Six young swashbucklers--including Toothless Tim and "pirate chief" Charlotte Blue-Tongue--plunder their neighborhood for candy on Halloween. The digital palette of oranges and purples grows darker as the evening advances and the trick-or-treaters' imaginations grow. With its kid-friendly rhymes and abundance of pirate lingo ("TRICK ARRR TREAT!"), this appealing mash-up of Halloween and pirate themes captures the lighthearted fun of the holiday.

Reviewer: Molly Glover | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2015