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K-Gr 3—Sís's latest picture book fuses an episode from his childhood with the plot of Robinson Crusoe—a favorite novel when he was young. Sequential panels lead to full-bleed double spreads as the first-person accounts describe the way a group of five diverse friends play pirates in every conceivable setting, from a backyard tent to the bathtub. When the school costume party is announced, the collective choice is obvious, until Peter's mother suggests that he go as Crusoe. The ensuing drama—contrasting the boy's anticipation about wearing the lovingly crafte...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Building on a childhood memory, Sis writes of a school costume party where he and his friends decide to go as pirates. Intervening, his mother reminds him of his love for adventure. Why not go as Robinson Crusoe, from young Peter's favorite book? In a flurry of action, shown in a continuous circular movement, she creates a distinctive furry brown costume for him. Peter proudly walks to the party but is met with ridicule by his friends in their brightly colored pirate costumes. He returns to his own room, a gloomy blue-gray box shown in aerial perspective that ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Building on a childhood memory, Sis writes of a school costume party where he and his friends decide to go as pirates. Intervening, his mother reminds him of his love for adventure. Why not go as Robinson Crusoe, from young Peter's favorite book? In a flurry of action, shown in a continuous circular movement, she creates a distinctive furry brown costume for him. Peter proudly walks to the party but is met with ridicule by his friends in their brightly colored pirate costumes. He returns to his own room, a gloomy blue-gray box shown in aerial perspective that ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More