Description

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A pirate’s sweetest treasure is dessert!

Pie-rats sail the starry night,
seeking treasures baked just right.
Pie-rats don't want gold doubloons—
their bounty comes on forks and spoons.

A band of swashbuckling pie-rats has only one goal: to find dessert! Whether it's banana cream, lemon meringue, apple, or cherry, these ravenous rodents will battle storms and scallywags to find the best pie. But will their adventures reveal that there is more than one way to satisfy a sweet tooth? With rollicking rhyme and lively illustrations, Pie-Rats is a hunger-inducing read-aloud that will have readers begging for another helping.

About the Author

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Lisa Frenkel Riddiough has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Hamline University. She is also the author of the middle grade novel Elvis and the World as It Stands. She lives in Northern California with her husband in their empty nest, where they eat lots of dessert.

Visit her at LisaRiddiough.com or follow her on Instagram and Twitter @LisaRiddiough.

David Mottram worked as a graphic designer for many years before illustrating full-time. He is the illustrator of The New Kitten by Joyce Carol Oates and the Wordy Birdy books, among many others. He lives in Ohio.

Visit him at DaveMottram.com or follow him on Instagram and Twitter @Dmott70.

Praise For…

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"The puns, rhymes, and wave-rocked rhythms will please many, and for in-lap or solo readers the thrills are enhanced by colorful, cartoonish illustrations with lots of details to notice. Avast, mateys! Here be treasure." —Kirkus Reviews