Most Popular Books by Mayor Gonzo Mays

"A Notable New Holiday Family Classic"Offering bar none the liveliest and most learned voyage of the holiday season, Pirate Night Before Christmas by writer, television travel host, and honorary mayor of Key West Sammie Mays is an unforgettable rhyming book-length poem for all ages. Penned in an authentic pirate vernacular to the cadence of The Night Before Christmas, families will revel in the fun rum-cake run of spirited Ol'' White Beard. Not to be confused with Blue Beard, Black Beard, or even Red Beard, Ol'' White Beard rides behind his unbridled team of beluga whales over the seven seas making merry all the way. Narrated by the captain of buccaneer ship Black Grouse, this epic scallywagging tale shows what happens to those forced to walk the plank in order to get a few holiday treasures as readers ultimately discover the plight of three hundred critically endangered white whales of the Alaskan Cook Inlet."The humorous antics of Ole White Beard provide a wonderful opportunity to begin a new family read-aloud tradition just as treasured as those shared in times past."-Patti Fritchie, Ph.D. Reading Specialist"A marvelous flight of pirate fancy for a noble purpose."-Sir Peter Anderson Secretary General, Conch Republic"The next great holiday family classic. Aye, ''tis pirate treasure for sure!"-Master at Arms Pickering The Pirates of the Treasure Coast