Freedom to be yourself is the message behind a new children’s book by local teacher

“Glitterbeard sprinkled pink glitter onto his beard and put on his finest pink skirt! All aboard The Heart’s Desire! Pirate Glitterbeard loves everything pink and glittery. Will his crew rebel when they find out? In this rollicking sea tale, the captain and his quirky crew journey to find their treasure – the Wikkie-Tikkie’s legendary meat pies. But, argh, evil Pirate Squidlips and her ship, The Rotten Turnip draw near…” (excerpt from Pirate Glitterbeard) This is the story of an unconventional pirate and his equally unconventional
friends who you’ll find in a newly released children’s book, “Pirate Glitterbeard” written and illustrated by a
local teacher and her mother, Larissa and Oksanna Crawley. (By Liz Small)

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