�Polly is a good read, and a lot of fun.�

�Beneath its vibrantly colored cover, is a story that can easily succeed in finding the kid in all of us.�

�It isn�t very often that a book this entertaining happens along, one that is so across the board approachable to young kids and adults alike.�

�Ted Naifeh is a master craftsmen and is armed with a sharp wit and a keen ability to write.�

�When a writer allows a reader into every nook and cranny of a character, even such as the way he or she talks, it aids to the full immersion of a story, which is exactly what happened to me when I read this. I felt as if I was truly out on the high seas, treasure in my veins and a blade at my side, ready for action and able to tackle any feat.�

�Polly and the Pirates was more fun that I had expected.�

�This one jumps high on my list of books I would hand to any kid, any where, any time, and tell them to read.�

�[Polly has] just the right mix of cleverness and honor and humor for all-ages readers.�

�[Ted] Naifeh really makes the story come alive with wit and adventure and interesting characters.�

�[Polly�s] transformation from wallflower to mover-and-shaker plays out across the entire book, and comes across as perfectly logical and understandable.�

�It�s in many ways a more fantastical version of San Francisco, one that still has larger-than-life figures like the self-proclaimed Emperor Norton, but has gone a step further.�

�So many things in Polly and the Pirates are shown rather than stated, and the end result is a book that treats its readers as intelligent people and doesn�t waste time assuming otherwise. It�s a refreshing change from so many books that seem to think �all-ages� means �too dimwitted to understand.�

�Fans of Courtney Crumrin shouldn�t be disappointed that Naifeh took a detour into Polly and the Pirates; rather, they should be excited that now they have a second Naifeh-created series to fall in love with.�