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The Pirate's Eye

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My three-year old daughter loves this book. It is so beautifully written...almost poetic. She loves to hear it and examine the beautiful drawings. We are looking for other titles by this author because of The Pirate's Eye and its simple beauty.

Pirate Captain Black has lost his eye is sword fight. This is a glass eye and its has been with the Captain though lots of battles. He is lost with out it. He sets out on a quest to find it. Meanwhile a hobo named Sandpiper finds the eye. Sandpiper sees the life of the Captain through the eyes and knows that these stories must be told to the public. He writes these stories down and shares them with the public. Captain Black wonders in the a library one day while still on the hunt for his wye and find a book that has his face on it. He sits down starts to read it! He can't believe it. It's the story of his life. He finds Sandpiper and gets his eye back. This changes the pirates life because now he sees things through the hobo's eyes!

We just borrowed this book from the library and I intend to buy it as well. We are so grateful that the author has written a book that respects children's intellect and offers them opportunities to learn new words. Finally a book that doesn't dumb down a story! So refreshing to read a story to our four year old son that is creative enough not to use the same adjective several times through out the book! The book's message is wonderful, and illustrations are delightful. What a fantastic find!

The Pirate's Eye illustrations are clear, colorful and beautiful, and the story is meaningful and subtle. Please let A. Clayton from Oklahoma know that Robert Priest has two other books, The Old Pirate of Central Park (Houghton Mifflin) and The Town That Got Out of Town (Godine).