Pirates (Sticker Stories) [Paperback]

Brenda Jackson (Author), Ronald L. McDonald (Author)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Paperback: 16 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (August 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448419882
• ISBN-13: 978-0448419886
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,505,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stickers not really reusable but otherwise great, October 24, 2002

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christinemm - The Thinking Mother (Houston Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pirates (Sticker Stories) (Paperback)

This book is a truck themed book which is one of many published by Grosset & Dunlap.

There are 7 2-page spreads, which consist of background for placing the stickers. Each spread has a few sentences to tell a story or act as a guide for the sticker placement, which includes directions that include numbers. This is really about counting, that is all the math involved. For example, it asks to find 5 more pirates to place on the page. That is the sum total of the type of math this book contains, in case you were wondering since this is labeled a math activity book. The backgrounds are creative and well done. There are backgrounds of pirate ships in the water, on the deck, inside the captain's quarters, in the galley, and on an island digging up treasure. Stickers depict children, fish and sea serpents, pirates, parrots, digging tools, treasure chests, flags and food and dinnerware.

Of special note, there is not one single illustration of knives or guns. There are no scenes of violence. This is a pure and innocent pirate book, where the pirates are actually cavorting with children and having fun.

The stickers are billed as "reusable". The stickers stick very well the first time around. A bonus "pro" is since they are "reusable" stickers, if they are accidentally stuck onto floors, walls, or furniture they remove easily and effortlessly. The "con" is that (after using 5 different books in this series and having this consistent in every book) I must say that once a sticker is peeled and placed in a different spot, it does not lie flat. The sticker curls at the edges and is a mess. This has frustrated and annoyed both of my children and I don't like activities that are supposed to be fun to end up causing tantrums and frustration--especially when it is caused by "false claims" by the publisher of the stickers being reusable! Also in the sticker removing process, they tend to tear, especially if the shape of the sticker has protruding parts or small pieces sticking out. The tearing occurs when I peel them as well as my young children. This tearing has resulted in tears and disaster-"my favorite space shuttle ripped---AAGHHH!"

The graphics themselves are high quality and I am happy with the book graphics and the sticker graphics.

There are 75 stickers. If one were to buy 75 single use stickers of a theme without a book, the price would be higher than the price of this book with the stickers. I like the book and the stickers except for them being billed as "reusable" when they really are not. I'll rate it 4 stars since I really like the product but wish the stickers were more reusable than they are. The low price also is appreciated.

I did come up with an idea that once the stickers are shot, to discard them and you would end up with a blank book. You can then present this to your child and have them draw in the book using their imagination as a guide.