Come Away From the Water, Shirley
by John Burningham
E BURNINGHAM, J.

Shirley’s adventures at the beach are interspersed with familiar parental warnings.

Maisy's Pirate Treasure Hunt
by Lucy Cousins
BABY COUSINS, L.

Pirate PiggyWiggy
by Christyan and Diane Fox
E FOX, C.

PiggyWiggy imagines what it would be like if he and his friends were swashbuckling pirates.

The Night Pirates
by Peter Harris
E HARRIS, P.

Despite the fact that he is "only a boy," Tom convinces the band of rough, tough, little girl pirates who have come to steal the front of his house to let him join in their adventures.

Sloop John B: A Pirate's Tale
by Alan Jardine
E JARDINE, A.

A young boy and his grandfather's adventure on the high oceans turns dangerous when pirates take over their boat.

Bubble Bath Pirates!
by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
E KROSOCZKA, J.

When pirate mommy announces bath time, it is yo ho ho and to the bath we go for her little pirates.

Sheep on a Ship
by Nancy Shaw
E SHAW, N.

Sheep on a deep-sea voyage, runs into trouble when it storms and is glad to come paddling into port.

This Little Pirate
by Philemon Sturges
E STURGES, P.

Two bands of pirates fight over a box, but when they raise the white flag and open the box together, they find a treasure to share.

Do Pirates Take Baths?
by Kathy Tucker
E TUCKER, K.

Humorous rhyming answers to eleven questions about the life of pirates.

Henry & the Buccaneer Bunnies
by Carolyn Crimi
E CRIMI, C.

Captain Barnacle Black Ear, baddest of the Buccaneer Bunnies, is ashamed of his book-loving son, Henry, until the day a great storm approaches.

Pirate School
by Cathy East Dubowski
ER DUBOWSKI, C.

At Pirate School, Pete learns to act like a pirate and fight it out, but when he and a classmate find the treasure at the same time, pirate rules don't seem to work.

Roger, the Jolly Pirate
by Brett Helquist
E HELQUIST, B.

While his shipmates face their toughest enemy, Roger has a chance to prove himself in a most unlikely way after being banished, as usual, below decks during the fighting.

Pirate Pete
by Kim Kennedy
E KENNEDY, K.

As Pirate Pete and his trusty parrot sail the seas in search of gold and booty, they have a hard time tracking down the jackpot.

Everything I Know About Pirates
by Tom Lichtenheld
E LICHTENHELD, T.

This is a collection of made-up facts, educated guesses, and silly pictures about pirates.

How I Became a Pirate
by Melinda Long
E LONG, M.

Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about pirate language, pirate manners, and other aspects of their life.

Captain Abdul's Pirate School
by Colin McNaughton
E MCNAUGHTON, C.

Sent to pirate school against her will, Maisy Pickles organizes a mutiny among the students.

Edward and the Pirates
by David McPhail
E MCPHAIL, D.

Once Edward has learned to read, books and his vivid imagination provide him with great adventures.

Clabbernappers
by Len Bailey
JF BAILEY, L.

Eleven-year-old Oklahoma rodeo champion Danny Ray is sent to the kingdom of Elidor, where he sets sail across the Checkered Sea to rescue a kidnapped queen, despite the enemies found there and the dubious help of the prince and princess.

Peter and the Starcatchers
by Dave Barry
JF BARRY, D.

Peter, an orphan boy, and his friend Molly fight off thieves and pirates in order to keep a secret safe from the diabolical Black Stache and his evil associate Mister Grin.

How To Be a Pirate / by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
by Cressida Cowell
JF COWELL, C.

This book continues the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, while his father leads a stranger and the Hairy Hooligans to the Isle of Skullions in search of a pirate’s treasure.

Horrendo's Curse
by Anna Fienberg
JF FIENBERG, A.

Cursed at birth with a spell that renders him able to speak only kind words, Horrendo finds life difficult in his rough-and-tough village, yet when he and other boys are kidnapped and turned into slaves aboard a pirate ship, Horrendo turns his curse into a blessing in his clever plot to escape.

The Giant Rat of Sumatra: or, Pirates Galore
by Sid Fleischman
JF FLEISCHMAN, S.

Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island: The Graphic Novel
by Tim Hamilton
J GRAPH HAMILTON, T.

While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate treasure as well as great danger. Presented in comic book format.

Pirates Past Noon
by Mary Pope Osborne
JF OSBORNE, M.

The magic treehouse whisks Jack and Annie back to the days of deserted islands, secret maps, hidden gold, and nasty pirates.

Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter
by Richard Platt
JF PLATT, R.

The fictional diary of a nine-year-old boy who, in 1716, sets off from North Carolina to become a sailor but ends up a pirate instead.

The Not-So-Jolly Roger
by Jon Scieszka
JF SCIESZKA, J.

Three time travelers are captured by Blackbeard, join his pirate crew, and use the magical book to escape.

What If You Met a Pirate?: An Historical Voyage of Seafaring Speculation
by Jan Adkins
J 364.164 ADK

Pirates and piracy, buried treasure, and life on the high seas are brought to life in this colorful, appealing book.

The Short and Bloody History of Pirates
by John Farman
J 910.45 FAR

A humorous presentation of the history and life of pirates from the mid-seventeenth to mid-eighteenth centuries.

You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pirate's Prisoner!: Horrible Things You'd Rather Not Know
by John Malam
J 364.164 MAL