Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi, illustrated by John Manders is a book with the perfect amount of text to share with Kindergarten classes or very attentive preschoolers.  It is the story of Henry, son of a pirate captain.  Henry is a bookworm, learning all sorts of things from the books he loves.  The pirate crew makes fun of him mercilessly, but Henry just turns another page.  It is not until the pirate ship is sunk and the crew is shipwrecked that Henry is able to shine.  His book learning leads to the survival of the entire crew. 

The plot of the book is not the highlight here, rather this is a book that celebrates reading and the illustrations are wonderfully cartoonlike and fun.  Boys crazy for pirates will enjoy it, as will entire classrooms.