Pirates Don't Change Diapers by Melinda Long & Illustrated by David Shannon

Title: Pirates Don't Change Diapers

Author: Melinda Long

Illustrator: David Shannon

Length: 44 pages

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers

Classification: Children's Book

Release Date: March 1, 2007

Source: Library Book

When the pirate crew turns up at Jeremy Jacob's house and accidentally wakes his baby sister, that wee scallywag howls louder than a storm on the high seas. Sure, there's buried treasure to be found, but nobody's digging up anything until Bonney Anne quits her caterwauling. So, quicker than you can say "scurvy dog," Braid Beard and his swashbuckling pirates become . . . babysitters? Blimey!     This hilarious companion to How I Became a Pirate reveals that minding the nursery can be even more terrifying than walking the plank--especially if you're a pirate. 

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How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long & Illustrated by David Shannon

Title: How I Became a Pirate

Author: Melinda Long

Illustrator: David Shannon

Length: 44 pages

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers

Classification: Children's Book

Release Date: September 1, 2003

Source: Library Book

Pirates have green teeth—when they have any teeth at all. I know about pirates, because one day, when I was at the beach building a sand castle and minding my own business, a pirate ship sailed into view.So proclaims Jeremy Jacob, a boy who joins Captain Braid Beard and his crew in this witty look at the finer points of pirate life by the Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator David Shannon and the storyteller Melinda Long. Jeremy learns how to say “scurvy dog,” sing sea chanteys, and throw food . . . but he also learns that there are no books or good night kisses on board: “Pirates don’t tuck.” A swashbuckling adventure with fantastically silly, richly textured illustrations that suit the story to a T. 

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Pirates of the Sea! by Brandon Dorman

Title: Pirates of the Sea!

Author: Brandon Dorman

Length: 32 pages

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Classification: Children's Book, Adventure, Pirates

Release Date: April 26, 2011

Source: library book

"No cryin'No dyin'No brushin' yer teeth!No stealin'No squealin'No eatin' Parrot Pete!No nappin'No scrappin'No wimpy moans or groans!No veggiesNo wedgiesNo disobeyin' Cap'n Bones!" It's the pirate code! Do you pledge? Do you agree? Then open this book to join the crew on the Dragonfish of Doom and become a pirate of the sea! 

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