Peet, Bill. Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975.
Another of my favorites that I share at the end of the school year, Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent was written and illustrated by Bill Peet. Cyrus is actually a friendly sea serpent who has been called a sissy and challenged to go sink a ship. He goes to the docks and hears and old man calling down curses on a ship about to leave on a voyage. He follows that ship out to sea and helps it through the doldrums, through a storm, and against a pirate ship. The illustrations complement the text well in this picture book.
The book does get a little long as a read aloud and sometimes the kiddos get a little restless, but I enjoy Bill Peet’s work and love sharing it with my students.
Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent
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