A Pirate’s Twelve Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas, a gift was sent to me… a parrot in a palm tree!
Written by Philip Yates
Illustrated by Sebastia Serra
Published by Sterling Children’s Books
ISBN: 9782454916826
This clever re-imagining of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” carol has a piratical twist filled with holiday excitement. A brave cabin boy receives mysterious gifts for each of the twelve days he is left alone to guard the pirate ship. Who is secretly delivering all of this buccaneer booty?
Shiver me timbers, matey, that’s up to you to find out!
Boo Roo and Tigger Too’s thoughts…
A pirate twist on the traditional twelve days of Christmas which is beautifully illustrated throughout. With each new day there is something new from the pirate world to be added to the rhyme, from Jolly Rogers, gold coins and singing mermaids.
Tigger really enjoyed this book, pirates always seem to capture little boys imaginations and he loved counting out the different things on each of the pages.
It was lovely to see that there was a pirate glossary included at the back of the book so that children could understand what the pirate words meant.
Price and Availability
A Pirate’s Twelve Days of Christmas is priced at £4.62 (paperback) or £9.74 (hardback), available from Amazon and all other good book retailers.
Giveaway
To get you all in the Christmas spirit Boo Roo and Tigger Too are lucky enough to have an additional copy of A Pirate’s Twelve Days of Christmas to giveaway to one lucky reader.
To enter simply leave me a comment telling me what your pirate name would be, then complete the Gleam widget below:
A Pirate’s Twelve Days of Christmas by Philip Yates
Disclosure: We received a copy of A Pirate’s Twelve Days of Christmas FOC for the purpose of review
116 Comments
This sounds like a really fun twist on The Twelve Days of Christmas – great giveaway 🙂
My pirate name would be Captain Swashbuckle. x
My pirate name would be Daisy ‘Softheart’ Drinkwater!
It will be Lucinda
We have a couple of pirate fans here who would LOVE this!
I’d be Captain Tuff guts 😀
we are reviewing this book right now, I personally love it 🙂 thanks for sharing with #readwithme
my pirate name would be Captain Laundry.
I’d be Captain Grace O’Malley 😉
Captain cuddles would be my name
My pirate name would be Crafty Keri Shortlegs 🙂 x
I would call myself KrazyKim
Chilly Stirling,that’s how I feel at the moment!
I would be Captain Now and my helper would be Pirate M’Gin – Love the books –
i would be Captain Mumso
It would hav to be Captain LotsaIroning
According to my OH it would be Captain Nag-a-Lot! #readwithme
My son says his name would be captain jack jake moneybags
Mine would be Lucky Lou
I would be Captain Curly!
I would be captain birdie
Captain Sally do dally!
Swashbuckling Sam would be my pirate name
PEG LEG PEARL
Captain Scarlet would be mine as my favourite colour is red
captain one whisker
My pirate name would be Captain Heartagold.
Captain Lola Martini
My pirate name would be Captain Treasure
My pirate name would be Captain Walliss
my name would be captain loneryder
It has to be Captain HoHoHo
Every night my boys and I read stories together wrapped in a big quilt. This book would just be perfect, they would love it so much! Xxx
My Pirate name would be :- Carter.
Captain Can’tcook
Captain clean as I have mild ocd :/
Captain cook a lot!
it would be captain mont
Captain Karen sparrow
My name would be Captain Lala-lynseypops
Captain Nutty Nanny x
Mine would be Captain Cookalot
My pirate name would be Jolly Joey
i would be called Timmy!
Oh I love the look of this book! x #readwithme
pirate olly or dave
Sarrrrrrrrrrrah
a play on my name and the old pirates arrrrrrrrrrr
Captain Chocolate Stealer
Captain yummy mummy! x
Cap’n JoJo with the Pirate Mojo 😉
my name would be captian fox
One eyed Kitty
My pirate name would be Swashbuckle Sarah. 🙂
Pirate MeanMumMakesUsBrushOurTeeth 🙂 Heheheheh
Tam the Terrific!
Captain Krispy Kreme
loose lips leanne x
Broken nose becker
My pirate name would be Savvy sarah
It would be Captain Ah-Hah
Captain control freak
Shiver me bloomers is a fitting pirate name!
Legless Jo *hiccup* 😉
Captain Tammy the Terrible 🙂
Long Jo shorty ( because I’m not that tall)
I could be the great Figgity Phyll 🙂
Olivia the Irksome
Captain Corrall Reef
Mine would be Emmarrrr the cleanerrrrr
Red-Handed Rae would be my pirate name.
I would be called Captain Marshmallow
Tar Bag Blacktoe
My name would be Nutty Nana
I’d be called Capitain Misharr
Cap’n Vicki Vicious
I would be Jim Lad
Shera(Tiger in Hindi)
My pirate name would be Dianeira!
captain needs a snooze
I would be crafty messy pirate x
My name would be Captain Camerapants
Peanut the Pirate (@PeanutHog)
I would have to be Barbarella due to my name.
I could be called curly beard
Jolly Jade Pirate
I’ll be Aggro Ange yarrrr!
My name would be SilverHunter
The Jolly Lady!!
Stinky socks Sarah
Pong Hon Wilber
Captain o choc
Rapscallion Rebecca – gotta have a bit of alliteration!
krafty Kelly the pirate
Okay so shoot me! (shoot as in camera!)
Ginger Beard snake eyes
Captain Kelly Nobeard
my pirate name would Bim Bo
Armanda – its got to have an ‘Arrr’ to be a pirate!
I’d be Captain Jellybean!
hazardous heather! I think thats a pretty good one
It would have to be Captain Mummy Pig (we are a Peppa Pig crazy family)!
Carbuncle Cat, oharrr me hearties
Claire-aaarrrrrrrrr would be my pirate name
Miserly Millie I think
Captain Dread Debzdo
Definitely captain katie the courageous!
Jill the brave
id be plain old captain walker
Denielle the dangerous
One eyed joe
Cap’n Jen Nastyscab
Captain MoanAlot 😀 haha xx
one eyed tricksy
Captain Nat the nasty!
Cap’n Marie Cutthroat
I would be Captain Gemby