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K-3
Illustrated by
Chris Mould.
Captain Beastlie has a hygiene problem: e.g., "'Only four days left till m'birthday!' he bellowed, rootling a glob of peanut butter out of his ear." For his present, his crew surprises him with a bath and new pirate duds. The book ends a bit too, well, cleanly, but the journey is droll, semi-gross fun, with craggy art that plays along.