Plank Road Publishing

Authors: Teresa Jennings, Karl Hitzemann
Format: Book with CD
Version: Teacher's Handbook with Reproducible Student Parts and Performance/Accompaniment CD

Teresa Jennings has teamed with renowned humourist and writer Karl Hitzemann to produce this exciting holiday musical! This delightful tale is especially written for K-4 students and as with virtually all of Teresa and Karl's K-4 musicals, it is secular in nature, and comes with a memorable lesson to be learned.

Long ago, in days of yore, everything is sweet in the little town of Pinataville where making pinatas is a happy way of life. That is, until one night when a mischievous band of pirates sneaks into town and plunders the pinatas. When the townspeople discover the crime, they are horrified! They set out to discover the identity of the culprits by setting a trap, using the few pinatas they have left as bait. Only instead of filling them with treats, this time they use hot peppers! When the thieves do indeed return to the scene of the crime, they are most unpleasantly surprised when the "candy" they bite into turns out to be hot, hot, hot! Rendered temporarily helpless, they are easily captured by the people of Pinataville who quickly and compassionately give them cool water to drink. The penitent pirates admit their extreme fondness for sweets and apologize for their actions. The townspeople decide to let it go if the pirates agree to help them make more pinatas for the upcoming holidays. The pirates are delighted to help, not only paying their debt to society, but making new friends as well. Everything is sweet in Pinataville once again!

Songs include:

• Hola From Pinataville!
• Arrr!
• What Should We Do?
• Pepper Music
• Forgiveness Is The Treasure We Seek
• Jolly Fiesta