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The Pirate of Kindergarten [hc]
Written by George Ella Lyon [Kentucky] and illustrated by Lynne Avril
Doubles are good for lots of things- double scoops of ice cream, double features at the movies. But double vision is NOT a good kind of double. In fact, it can make kindergarten kind of hard. Ginny sees double chairs at reading circle and double words in her books. She knows that only half of what she sees is real, but which half? The solution to her problem is wondrously simple: an eye patch! Ginny becomes the pirate of kindergarten.With the help of her pirate patch, Ginny can read, run, and even snip her scissors with double the speed! Vibrant illustrations from Lynne Avril capture the realities of what Ginny sees both before and after. 40 pages
"This small episode, taken from the author’s own experience, is much more than bibliotherapy, even though it covers Ginny’s remedial eye patch (hence the title). In single or double vision, Ginny simply glows." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review (Ages 4-8)
"Without lecturing or making Ginny the object of pity, Lyon (Sleepsong) and Avril (Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse), who works in cheery but remarkably expressive pastels, show how disorientating and alienating it feels when something as fundamental as visual perception goes awry." -Publishers Weekly, Starred Review (Ages 4-8)
"It is not until the end of the story that Ginny declares herself a pirate, but as a metaphor for confidence and competence, her patch effectively declares her to be captain of her own ship." -School Library Journal (Kindergarten-Grade 2)
2011 ALA Schneider Family Book Award
June 22, 2010
AR Level=3.2; Lexile Level=500 AD Adult Directed Text