This book was a little scary but involved another sibling pair. The big sister wanted to read a scary story and the little brother was forced into it because of course, she is the big sister and what she says goes. The illustrations were drawn at different angles, not just straight on like many of the other picture books. The pictures just drew the reader in. The pictures filled the whole page but weren't too detailed but the detail that was there was there for a reason. The characters are drawn into the picture wrapped into their blankets and observing from a distance through a window, the pirate story I liked how it was a story inside of a story. The sister started reading the book and Max (the little brother) would interrupt at times to ask questions or to ask to switch books. The book kind of reminded me of Jamanji because the two characters are pulled into the story and have to fight their way out of it. The siblings facial expressions really told how they were feeling without even having to read the words. I especially liked the ending because it turned out to scare the big sister and Max got her to close the book after all and he turned out to be the brave one in the end. I can see a lot of little boys loving this book who like a little scare, however, I wouldn't read it to them before bed time or there might be some bad dreams.
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