Review-Carole P. Roman’s Captain No Beard Books

Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.

We recently received volumes three and seven in The Captain No Beard series written by Carole P. Roman.

These delightful books are part of Carole P. Roman’s assorted series and follow the adventures of Captain No Beard and First Mate Hallie, along with their intrepid crew as they sail the high seas.

In Stuck in the Doldrums: A Lesson in Sharing, Captain No Beard learns a valuable lesson about sharing, and working together as a team.

In Captain No Beard and the Aurora Borealis, the crew must help the captain understand that taking something that doesn’t belong to you is wrong.

My Thoughts: These books are delightful. Each book has whimsical artwork, a fun story with a meaningful message, and creates the perfect atmosphere to stimulate the reader’s creativity and imagination.

In fact, we even did a few fun art projects inspired by the two books!

The first picture my son made was of Captain No Beard’s ship the Flying Dragon and the Aurora Borealis:

Want to make your own?

Here are the steps we followed:
1. Paint a piece of paper blue.
2. Use oil pastels to create the Aurora Borealis and waves.
3. Cut a ship out of black paper, or make a photocopy of the ship from Captain No Beard and the Aurora Borealis and roughly cut it out.
4. Use a glue stick to adhere the ship to the blue paper.

We also made coconuts:

Here are steps for the coconuts:
1. Cut approximately six or seven 1 1/2 inch wide strips of brown construction paper. The longer you make the strips, the bigger coconut you will have.
2. Poke a hole towards the end (centered) in each strip.
3. Insert the brad through every strip with the prongs facing the bottom side of the strips (away from you.)
3. Close the brad and fan out the strips.
4. Flip the strips over, and complete step 2 again with the other end of the strips, keeping the brad prongs pointed down (away from you.)
5. Fan out the strips a little more to create the coconut shape.
Tip: Do not close the brads too tightly, or it will be difficult to fan the strips out.

And of course, we had to have a palm tree and sand castle picture from Stuck in the Doldrums: A Lesson in Sharing!

I have read these books to my six year old son several times, and he liked them so much, he asked for the rest of the series (there are ten books.) I don’t have a problem with that, as I love reading them too!

We have purchased book one, borrowed a few from Kindle unlimited as well, and are planning on purchasing more with the digital credits we earn from Amazon Prime for delayed shipping on our purchases.

To round out this review, I thought I would be fun to include a little interview I did with my son about the books.

Question: What did you like about the books?
Answer: I like ships and coconuts and the squid.

Question: What did you learn from the books?
Answer: I learned that captains sometimes don’t have beards.

Question: Who was your favorite character?
Answer: I like Fribbet the Frog.

I personally enjoyed the artwork, the fun and meaningful stories, the focus on imagination, and the quirky crew!

Want to learn more about Carole P. Roman? Visit the Homeschool Review Crew blog to read more reviews of her books!