Maggie's pet cricket Niki is missing! She'd left him safe and sound in a fine reed cage her father made, hanging in the tree near her house. But now he is gone and in his place is an ominous note:
THE PIRATE WAS HERE
Who is the Pirate and where has he taken Niki? Maggie sets out across a lush tropical landscape on a spooky search that leads her right to the Pirate's hideout – and an unexpected and dramatic encounter with the Pirate himself.
Treasure-seekers young and old will relish this reissue of Maggie and the Pirate, a reclaimed gem from the late Caldecott medalist Ezra Jack Keats. It's a simple and poignant story bejeweled by shimmering, liquid-hued illustrations.
