Today’s Picture Book Postcard is from Jack of Set Sail for School.
Ahoy! Jack is off to school, but his school is no ordinary one! From waking up in his hammock to learning his A, B… Arrrs! every moment of Jack’s day is full of pirate-y fun and surprises. With rollicking verses and clever, pirate-themed “anti-rhymes” with each page turn, Set Sail for School turns the school day into a high-seas adventure.
Set Sail for School
Author: Daryl-Lynne Gottier
Illustrator: Gal Weizman
Publisher: Flashlight Press
Publication Date: September 1, 2026
Fun Resources and Educational Materials: Teacher’s Guide
I love surprising page turns in picture books and was imagining ways to have readers expect one thing only to turn the page and find something very different.
– Author Daryl-Lynne Gottier
About Author Daryl-Lynne Gottier
Daryl-Lynne Gottier’s debut picture book, Set Sail for School, is illustrated by Gal Weizman and published by Flashlight Press. Daryl has also been published in Highlights for Children and Boys’ Quest. In addition having been a speech pathologist in elementary schools, she has worked in a bookstore and a children’s library. She lives in central Massachusetts and if she was a pirate, her name would be Barnacle Book-Builder.
Find out more about this author at www.dlkgottier.com.
About Illustrator Gal Weizman
Gal Weizman has illustrated over 100 children’s books. Her playful animated characters bounce through games and TV shows, sit on packaging, and live in books around the globe. If Gal was a pirate, her name would be Crayola Ink-Stain.
Find out more about this illustrator at www.galweizman.com.
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