It be Talk Like A Pirate Day, cullies! What better excuse to while away the dogwatches with a copy of Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies? And finally—it’s available in Chinese!
By: Julie Fortenberry,
on 9/19/2011
By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka,
on 9/19/2011
By: Elizabeth O. Dulemba,
on 9/19/2011
Aye matees, September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day! And I have lots of pirate-themed coloring pages to help you celebrate! Click here. And did you know you can change the language on your facebook page to "Pirate"? Arrrrr.
By: Ratha M.,
on 9/19/2011
Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Perhaps you've seen the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (rated PG-13). Maybe you've swashbuckled with your brother or sister. Possibly you've even worn the skull and crossbones on your t-shirts or back-to-school accessories. What more is there for a buccaneer to do? Celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day of course!
Yes, on September 19 each year, you, along with everyone around the world, can annoy entertain your friends by talking like a pirate all day. Are you ready to sail the seven seas? Or should you prepare to walk the plank? See if you can translate these popular pirate sayings.
What does it mean when a pirate says:
Grab some Pirate Booty (er, the puffed corn treat that is!) and settle down to decipher the above. Remember, your answers don’t have to be exact. Just enough to get the gist of pirate lingo, so you’re prepared to talk like a pirate all day!
Leave your answers in the Comments, and check back next week for answers. Aarrr.
-- Ratha, Stacks Writer
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By: Sarah McIntyre,
on 9/19/2011
By: Kelly Fineman,
on 8/26/2011
An up-front disclaimer of sorts: Myra Wolfe is a close friend of mine. Close enough that I'd almost be willing to perjure myself and say really nice things about her book even if it was only so-so. Luckily for me, I don't have to whitewash a single word in this review of her forthcoming debut picture book, Charlotte Jane Battles Bedtime, illustrated by Maria Monescillo.
Shall I tell you why I love this book all for its own self? I believe so - and I feel a list coming on:
1. I was not a girly girl when I was young. Oh, I wore dresses on occasion. (Heck, I am of an age that when Easter rolled around, I wore a hat and little white gloves along with my Easter dress, roll-down lace-trimmed white socks and patent leather Mary Janes. Those of you who are scratching your heads asking "But aren't you Jewish?" aren't confused - I am. But I wasn't always. And boy have I digressed. Ahem . . . ) But I was more likely to be found up a tree than in a rocking chair, more likely to be making mud pies than having a tea party, and far more likely to be pretending to be a soldier, cowboy, or pirate than I was to be playing Barbie dolls or pretending to be a princess (unless, of course, I was a pirate princess or something similar).
2. As a result of #1, I have a soft spot for things like girls in drag (one of my favorite tropes, as long-time readers know) or girls in non-traditional roles. Like little girl pirates. Especially little girl pirates who have an eyepatch-wearing teddy bear named One-Eyed Tom.
3. I love excellent words and the use of wordplay. This is, again, no surprise to long-time readers and to those of you who know that I'm a poet. Check out the image and text from the first spread in the book:
Charlotte Jane the hearty came howling into the world with the sunrise.This book is ideal for every fan of pirates, for readers who (like me) appreciate girls in nontraditional roles, and for every family that's ever battled bedtime, this book is a must-have. And hey - it'll be available just in time for September 19th, which is (as we all know) "Talk Like a Pirate Day".
"Arr. She's finer than a ship full of jewels," said her mother, smiling.
"Arr," agreed her father.
"Also," said her mother, "she's got oomph."
"Formidable oomph," said her father.
By: Julie Fortenberry,
on 8/15/2011
By: Elizabeth O. Dulemba,
on 6/11/2011
A few weeks ago I received a request from a librarian at a charter school in Michigan asking to use one of my coloring pages for a contest surrounding their "Books are Treasure" book fair. You know I love librarians, so of course I said 'yes.'
Well, 650 copies of my "Pirate's Treasure" image (from the 2007 "Talk Like a Pirate Day") went out to the students and here are some of the awesome results. (Click the image to see a larger version.)
THIS is what my coloring pages are all about - a librarian sharing a love for reading with her students using my art... makes me proud.
To share the image with your students, click here to visit the original blog post and download the full-sized coloring page.
Have questions about usage? Please read my Angel Policy for my copyright information.
By: Roberta Baird,
on 9/19/2010
Shiver me timbers! I almost forgot it was Talk Like a Pirate Day! Aaaarrgh!
Well me hearties, it’s time for me to weigh anchor and go swab the poop deck!
Fair winds to ye!
By: Roberta Baird,
on 9/19/2010
Shiver me timbers! I almost forgot it was Talk Like a Pirate Day! Aaaarrgh!
Well me hearties, it’s time for me to weigh anchor and go swab the poop deck!
Fair winds to ye!
By: Anna Raff,
on 9/19/2010
By: Kelly Fineman,
on 9/19/2010
Landlubbers and sea dogs alike rejoice! Rejoice or be keelhauled, that is - it be the 19th of Septemberrr, me hearties, an' that means Talk Like a Pirate Day!
(I agree with my good friend
By: Evil Editor,
on 9/19/2010
. . . are in the posts below. The task was to write a scene in which you pitch a book to Evil Editor on a day when one of you is celebrating International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
By: Elizabeth O. Dulemba,
on 9/19/2010
It's Talk Like a Pirate Day! http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
By: Evil Editor,
on 9/19/2010
First of all, EE, let me say that I'm a long-time reader of your blog, and compared to yours, all the other writing blogs are about as interesting as a 500-page financial report from a Finnish smelting company. In fact, I shouldn't even have limited that statement to writing blogs. All other blogs, Facebook pages, web sites, and books are putrid masses of gangrenous flesh compared to your blog.
Arrrrrrgh. Be ye butterin me up so I'll be requestin yer parrrrtial, ye bilgesuckin swab?
Pardon me?
Ye heard me, scurvy dog. Belay the flattery.
Are you Evil Editor? Or did I walk into the wrong--
Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! Why ye son of a biscuit eater, I'll have ye keelhauled for this.
I don't need this crap. I'm outta here.
~ ~ ~
If I'd known how well that was gonna work, I wouldn't have waited till Talk Like a Pirate Day to try it.
--Evil Editor
By: jules,
on 9/18/2010
Ahoy, buckos! It’s National Talk Like a Pirate Day. Now, I’m not going to talk pirate in this entire post. I’m not aye I can even pull that off. (See what I mean? Probably even that is wrong.) But what better way is there to celebrate than to showcase some art from Aaron Renier, seeing as how his latest title, The Unsinkable Walker Bean (First Second, August 2010 — colorist on this title is cartoonist and illustrator Alec Longstreth), involves adventure on the high seas — fearsome pirates, wicked sea-witches, a cursed skull, and CERTAIN PERIL. The swashbucklin’ kind. The image above comes from one of Aaron’s earlier sketches for this title. Aaron is not only a picture-book illustrator, but he is also a cartoonist who won the Eisner award for cartoonist deserving wider recognition for his first graphic novel, Spiral-Bound.
AND Renier was also recently named a recipient of the inaugural Sendak Fellowship. I had to do a web search on this fascinating-sounding thing, and I found more info here at this interview with Renier. Chris Mautner over at Manga Studio wrote on Friday:
At SPX {Small Press Expo} this past weekend, First Second’s Gina Gagliano told me that cartoonist Aaron Renier was headed up to Maurice Sendak’s home after the convention, as he was one of four young illustrators who won a grant from the brand-new Sendak Fellowship, which, if I understood it correctly, gives aspiring artists the chance to meet, workshop and work on various projects for several weeks at Sendak’s house, as well as soak up wisdom from the author of In the Night Kitchen.
HOLY WOW. He gets to hang out with The Great One himself. HE IS DOING SO AS WE SPEAK. Just wow. (more…)
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By: Mary Cunningham,
on 9/18/2010
Avast Me Hearties!
It's time for that annual event, "Talk Like A Pirate Day!"
So, give me your best Captain Jack Sparrow line. The winner gets dinner with JD, himself!
Ha! Gotcha! Do you think, in your wildest dreams, that if I had the power to grant dinner with Johnny Depp, I GIVE IT AWAY?? Not in this lifetime.
Anyhoo, what's your favorite scene, line, eyebrow twitch? Post it here, or walk the plank!
Watch the trailer for Pirate of the Caribbean # 4!
Pirates of the Caribbean # 4 Blog
Talk Like A Pirate Day Website
And, don't forget to order your copy of Cynthia's Attic: Curse of the Bayou! Amazon or Kindle!
By: Evil Editor,
on 9/17/2010
Sunday is the 15th annual Inter- national Talk Like a Pirate Day.
You are pitching your novel to Evil Editor Sunday, but only one of you is in the spirit of the holiday. The other knows nothing about it. Write the scene.
Deadline Sunday, 10 AM eastern
300 words max.
If you you have no idea how pirates talk, Google will help.
Posted on 9/17/2010
Talk Like a Pirate Day and Literary Events are just around the corner in today's Booked feature. Don't get arr-gitated (get it?).
Tereses Voboda will be reading from her book Pirate Talk or Mermalade at Bluestockings on Sunday, September 19th (aka Talk Like a Pirate Day!) starting at 7:30pm. (New York, NY)
The Dead Love "Meet & Greet" reading and signing will take place at Barnes & Noble in the Westgate Mall on Saturday, September 18th from 2pm-5pm. (San Jose, CA)
Peter Filichia will be signing copies of his book, Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit and the Biggest Flop of the Season during Jim Caruso's cast party at Birdland on Monday, October 4th starting at 9:30pm. (New York, NY)
To get your events posted, visit our Facebook Your Next Literary Event page for more information.
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By: Evil Editor,
on 9/14/2010
Sunday is the 15th annual Inter- national Talk Like a Pirate Day.
You are pitching your novel to Evil Editor Sunday, but only one of you is in the spirit of the holiday. The other knows nothing about it. Write the scene.
Deadline Sunday, 10 AM eastern
300 words max.
If you you have no idea how pirates talk, Google will help.
By: Elizabeth O. Dulemba,
on 9/14/2010
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Talk Like a Pirate Day is Sunday the 19th! It's my favorite unofficial holiday! Every year I create a new pirate to celebrate - you can see them all here.
Click the image to open a .jpg to print and color. Send your colored image (less than 1mb) to [email protected] and I'll post it to my blog! Click here to find more coloring pages.
Click the covers to learn about my newest picture book, Soap, soap, soap and Soap, soap, soap ~ Jabón, jabón, jabón.
Please follow my copyright policy when you use my images! And share your creation on the Coloring Page Tuesday facebook page!
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By: The Children's Room,
on 9/13/2010
The book is well worth reading.
Today's post comes from James Preller, whose latest book, A Pirate's Guide to First Grade, is now available.
I never considered myself much of a natural storyteller. I don’t think I have that gift, where stories just pour forth. So it’s something of a surprise to find myself here, a professional writer. I make stuff up for a living. How’d that happen? Like much of life, I think it goes back to childhood.
I have vivid memories of playing alone as a little boy, the youngest of seven children. Inspired by “Batman” and “The Wild, Wild West,” I used to create epic battles in my living room. I’d fight imaginary villans, hurl myself headlong into the cushions, throw wild left hooks into the air, crash the bad guys’ heads together like coconuts. Likewise, I’d often go outside to pitch a rubber baseball against the shed behind my house. I’d imagine myself as a big league pitcher going up against the great hitters of my time: Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente and more.
And here’s the thing: There was always an internal narrative going on in my head. "Two outs, bases loaded . . ." I'd mumble to myself, setting the scene. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was telling myself stories, inhabiting an imaginary world, learning how to write. This made me, of course, no different from any other kid I’ve ever met. These days, I’ll look out the window and see my son out by the pool, waving his arms, lips moving, telling himself some kind of story. It seems like it’s a fundamental aspect of being a kid, living in that imaginary world of our own making. Maybe that’s why we dream, I don’t know. Maybe it’s necessary.
So when it came to writing A Pirate’s Guide to First Grade, I think I was drawing on those memories of being a boy, a head full of imaginings. The boy in the book thinks about pirates. They are alive to him, and as he goes through the day they remain vital in his mind. The narrative itself isn’t much, a fairly uneventful first day at school –- with story hour and lunch and recess and a trip to the library. But I like the creative core of this book, the hard truth of a boy’s imaginings, the story in his head.
For an author, it's a magical experience when an illustrator breathes new life into the manuscript, adds color to that black-and-white page. I'm blessed that Greg Ruth did such an amazing job with this story. But then again, Greg was a kid once, and somehow he still has that map that allows him to return to that creative place of the mind, a boy making things up. Maybe that’s the treasure to this job after all, where X marks the spot and we find ourselves alone in a room, lips moving.
"Pirate-addled readers will dance a jig; press-ganged kids will be happy for the glossary. Good fun, me hearties.” --Kirkus Reviews
"...a tremendous read-aloud, especially on Talk Like a Pirate Day."–School Library Journal, STARRED
Earlier this Spring, James wrote for our blog upon the publication of Six Innings in paperback. Check it out here
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By: Elizabeth O. Dulemba,
on 12/7/2009
Did you know my Coloring Page Tuesdays images are available as bona fide coloring books that make GREAT stocking stuffers for kids, teachers, scrap-bookers, or people who just love to color?
All three collections, "I Love to Read!", "Fun Stuff!", and "Holidays!" have over 20 coloring pages in each (and were recently updated with some of my latest images).
"I Love to Read!" has lots of reading-themed images (perfect for a teacher or librarian). "Fun Stuff!" is all the general stuff like happy animals, robots, ballet, etc. And "Holidays" covers all major holidays and some minor ones, including birthdays, Talk Like a Pirate Day, and Earth Day!
Click the cover to buy a copy through Lulu.com for $7.50 plus shipping (or $5.00 to download as .pdf's). And order soon to make sure they get to you in time!
Got a great chuckle out of this one. A Captain Pirate...reading poems. Grin. Love it.
Thank you for the fun pirate!!
thanks for sharing your work with us...what talent you have :)
You are so talented. Thanks for sharing all these wonderful images!
Thank you Elizabeth... He made me chuckle...peg leg and poetry...lol!
what a cute Pirate thanks!
This is too cool! I love the way you can go in and color it. Thanks!
I want to thank you for the Digis. I appericate it a lot. Edwina Brown
thank you for sharing your talent
I just came across you for the first time from Free Digi stamps and I love your designs. Thanks for all the effort that goes into making one for us. Pity, I am already on Tuesday and did not know about the talk like a pirate day yesterday!
Thanks for sharing the fabulous pirate!
Love the pirates...tfs :)
Super yay!! All three of my boys will be pirates this year. What a great pic
Arrrr, thank ye fer the booty!
Thanks! Just what I was looking for! :)
thanks so much
Thank you so much he is so RRRRR!
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