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Michelle Robinson's Goodnight Pirate is a rhyming bedtime book for 5 year olds that sails off to Treasure Island and back before lights out.
The stars are out and the tide is in, so it's goodnight to everything a pirate owns. The parrot. The hook. The spyglass and the hat. Even the ship's cat gets a mention.
Then, just as things are winding down, somebody spots an "X". Drop the anchor! Clear the decks! Off to Treasure Island we go.
After a quick "Yo ho ho!" it's back to the goodnights, softer this time, until it's time for the little pirate to rest.
The rhymes are short and bouncy, and there's a "Shiver me timbers!" in there for your very best pirate voice. It's lovely the way it speaks straight to the child being tucked in. Who's the pirate? Well, it's your reader, of course!
It's only a handful of lines, which makes it a very easy one to reach for when bedtime's already running late.
For another bedtime rhyme that travels a long way from home, try Outer Space Bedtime Race. The aliens on every planet need to get to bed too, and it turns into a race.
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