Small Saul
by Ashley Spires
Small Saul has always wanted a life at sea. But when the Navy rejects him because of his Napoleonic stature, he turns to piracy. Barely getting through Pirate College (but he does graduate), Saul gets a job on The Rusty Squid. The other pirates don’t quite get Saul. He tries to fit in, but he just can’t in some ways. He’s not a smelly pirate – he likes to be clean. He doesn’t like icky pirate food – he bakes cakes and cookies. When the other pirates make him walk the plank because he doesn’t quite fit in, they quickly realize how much Saul’s differences really made things much better on board.
In general, I adore Ashley Spires. This picture book is a gem. The illustrations are adorable and hilarious, and her pithy, witty storytelling is magnificent. Saul is a great character – true to himself, and not afraid to be nerdy in his own way: my kind of guy. Small Saul will definitely be on the short list of piratical story time picture books.
Image taken from http://www.amazon.com.
Tags: ashley spires, book review, children's books, identity, Picture Books, pirates
January 31, 2012 at 12:01 pm |
[...] Small Saul by Ashley Spires Pirates and short people – two things near and dear to my heart. Not being a kindergartner any longer, I’m not sure how many of them get her jokes. But being a twentysomething with the heart (and possibly the attention span) of child, I greatly appreciate her giggle-worthy writing. [...]