Peter the Cruise Ship and the Pirates

Peter's third adventure brings him to the Caribbean Sea. It’s a perfect day, filled with sunshine. He toots his horn and sings a song. Peter is on a cruise in the Caribbean when he passes the “Hazy Islands.” He wants to pass them as fast as he can, because he feels he is being watched from the shadows. Hearing someone calling for help, he turns around and sees a beautiful sailing ship Creola being chased by ... PIRATES!! When the pirates see Peter, they turn on him as well, and Peter and Creola hide behind some islands. They decide to make a run for it, but Bandit, the lead pirate, spots them and he and his three accomplices give chase. Peter toots his horn as loud as he can and he is heard throughout the Caribbean. His friends come over as fast as they can, with Push the Tugboat in the lead. Push even breaks Bandit’s mast when he bumps into him! Together they scare the pirates away, who are, after all, nothing but bullies.

Creola and Peter are very relieved and they take a break at a beautiful tropical island, together with Peter’s friends Push, Slick the Container Ship, and Gulp the Tanker.

Children, especially those between the ages of two and eight, are fascinated by transportation. But of all the children's books on sale today, very few are about boats. Peter the Cruise Ship relates information about cruise ships and other types of ships in an entertaining way. Even more, Peter presents key childhood issues – friendship, teamwork, and cooperation, even geography – in a first person experience that makes Peter the Cruise Ship unique.

Peter the Cruise Ship and the Pirates by Captain Hans Mateboer. Color picture book. Hard cover. 32 pages. Printed in the United States. $16.95.