Thursday, September 19, is Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Woo!
I plan to celebrate by NOT talking like a pirate.
Also woo!
I don’t mean to be disrespectful toward our hook-handed and peg-leggy pals. I am a huge fan of pirates and their unique vernacular. In 2023, I wrote Pirate & Penguin, a picture book written entirely in pirate speak. If that doesn’t show my respect for those grizzled old salts, nothing does.
The reason I won’t be speaking like a pirate this year is because my pirate speak ain’t so great. My vocal cords are namby-pamby and wholly unfit to bellow “YO-HO-HO!” and “ARRR!” for any length of time before my voice cracks like a mid-puberty 12-year-old.
So I cannot recommend my pirate voice. I can, however, proudly recommend my pirate books.
That’s right! I said books! Plural! As in more than one!
I loved writing Pirate & Penguin so much that, seconds after selling the first book, I accosted my editor and proposed a sequel.
This bewildered her a little bit
“Um,” she began, “we don’t really buy sequels to books that haven’t been published yet. Because, you know, we want to make sure the first book sells before we buy a second one.”
That made perfect sense. But I allayed my editor’s concerns with a persuasive counterargument.
“Pleeeeease?” I argued. “Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease!”
Somehow my whining worked. And thank goodness for that, for Pirate & Penguin 2 Few Crew is on sale now!
WOO!
It got a great review from Kirkus!
WOO!
And you should consider buying it!
Whadaya say?
Wait. I know how to persuade you to purchase a copy:
Pleeeeease? Oh, pleeeeeeeeeese! Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease!
I’m glad we had this talk.
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