Jolly Roger and the Pirates of Captain Abdul

Colin McNaughton. Candlewick Press (MA), $7.99 (48pp) ISBN 978-1-56402-512-8

This lengthy rollicking yarn about a boy (``called `Jolly' Roger because he always looked so miserable'') kidnapped by pirates contains many merry moments-and the most comically scurrilous buccaneers this side of Treasure Island. Ages 5-up. (Aug.)

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