
You
Asked For It: Books about Pirates
Browse the list below for a selection of great books about pirates. Click the book
cover or title to go to the book in the online catalog. Click the author's name
to search for more books by that author.
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Captain Flinn and the pirate
dinosaurs
Andreae, Giles,
1966-
When Flinn enters the classroom art closet for supplies, his imagination sends him
on a high-seas adventure filled with pirates, dinosaurs, mystery, and swordfights.
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Fluffy, Scourge of the Sea
Bateman, Teresa.
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Pirate jam
Brown, Jo, 1964-
After Fredbeard and Little Jim fail their exams and are thrown out of pirate school,
they finally find occupations that suit them.
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Little Badger, terror of
the seven seas
Bunting, Eve, 1928-
A young badger pretends to be a pirate until it's time for supper.
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Come away from the water,
Shirley
Burningham, John.
Shirley's adventures at the beach are interspersed with familiar parental warnings.
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Let the good times roll with
Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe
Cannon,
A. E. (Ann Edwards)
Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe visit the Pirate Queen and have fun playing games and
going to Disco Dan's House of Pins until it is bedtime and the Pirate Queen becomes
just their mother once again.
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Rabbit pirates : a tale of
the Spinach Main
Cox, Judy.
Two old rabbit friends disagree about many things, including when and how to deal
with the tricky fox who threatens to ruin the business at their restaurant in Provence
region of France.
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Henry and the Crazed Chicken
Pirates
Crimi, Carolyn.
When the Buccaneer Bunnies receive a note from an unknown enemy, Henry researches
and writes a book called "Plan for Impending Danger from the Unknown Enemy Who Wrote
the Scary Note," which helps him when the enemy finally arrives.
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Pirate School
Dubowski, Cathy
East.
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.
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The pirate cruncher
Duddle, Jonny.
A mysterious old pirate lures a group of rowdy sailors to an island with buried
treasure, but there is a surprise awaiting them when they get there.
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Tough Boris
Fox, Mem, 1946-
Although he is a very tough pirate, Boris von der Borch cries when his parrots dies.
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Pirate girl
Funke, Cornelia
Caroline.
Ferocious pirate Captain Firebeard THINKS that he and the ruthless crew of the "Horrible
Haddock" rule the high seas. But Firebeard and his band meet their match when they
kidnap a small but feisty girl named Molly. Even after the pirates threaten Molly
with sharks and make her scrub the deck, she is utterly defiant -- and will NOT
tell Firebeard who her parents are. All the while, Molly is busy sending secret
messages in bottles...but to whom? When her rescuers arrive, the pirates are in
for a real surprise!
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Papa is a pirate
Grossman-Hensel,
Katharina.
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Dirty Joe, the pirate : a
true story
Harley, Bill, 1954-
Dirty Joe and his pirate crew terrorize the seven seas in their quest for dirty
socks, but they meet their match in Stinky Annie, whose favorite loot is pilfered
underwear.
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The night pirates
Harris, Peter,
1933-
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.
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The mystery of the pirate
ghost
Hayes, Geoffrey.
Otto and his Uncle Tooth track down the pirate ghost terrorizing Boogle Bay.
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Roger, the jolly pirate
Helquist, Brett.
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.
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Sloop John B : a pirate's
tale
Jardine, Alan.
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Pirate Pete's talk like a
pirate
Kennedy, Kim.
In search of a crew, Pirate Pete and his parrot look for "stanky scallywags" who
possess certain conversational skills.
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The gingerbread pirates
Kladstrup, Kristin.
When Jim's gingerbread pirate, Captain Cookie, comes alive, the tasty treat prepares
to battle Santa Claus, who likes to eat cookies on Christmas Eve.
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Pajama pirates
Kramer, Andrew.
When night falls, pajama-clad pirates set out in search of treasure but soon find
themselves surrounded by foes.
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Bubble bath pirates
Krosoczka, Jarrett.
When pirate mommy announces bath time, it is yo ho ho and to the bath we go for
her little pirates.
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Pirate treasure
Krupinski, Loretta.
When pirates Captain Oliver and Rosie decide to try farming near the town of Mousam
they learn that the sayings about weather that they used while at sea are equally
useful on land.
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Pirate Bob
Lasky, Kathryn.
Describes the life of a pirate, named simply Bob, whose job is to cut the steering
cables and cripple the ships he and his shipmates will loot.
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Captain and Matey set sail
Laurence, Daniel.
Despite their frequent disagreements, two pirates share many adventures .
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I love my pirate papa
Leuck, Laura.
A pirate's son shares the things he loves about his father, including climbing the
mast together to yell "Land ho" and sharing the booty when they find buried treasure.
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How I became a pirate
Long, Melinda.
Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about pirate language,
pirate manners, and other aspects of their life.
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Pirates don't change diapers
Long, Melinda.
Braid Beard and his pirate crew return to retrieve the treasure they buried in Jeremy
Jacob's backyard, but first they must help calm his baby sister, Bonney Anne, whom
they awoke from her nap.
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Don't mention pirates
McConnell, Sarah.
Scarlet Silver wants to be a pirate just like her grandmother however, her family
refuses to even mention the word until Scarlet discovers something that looks very
much like real gold.
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Backbeard and the birthday
suit
McElligott, Matthew.
Backbeard is a rough, tough, and very hairy pirate who decides to get a new suit
for his birthday, only to find that pirate fashions are all out of style.
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Edward and the pirates
McPhail, David,
1940-
Once Edward has learned to read, books and his vivid imagination provide him with
great adventures.
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Pirates past noon
Osborne, Mary Pope.
The magic treehouse whisks Jack and Annie back to the days of deserted islands,
secret maps, hidden gold, and nasty pirates.
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A pirate's guide to first
grade
Preller, James.
A young pirate and his crew embark on a grand adventure when they board the bus
for the first day of first grade.
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The old pirate of Central
Park
Priest, Robert,
1951-
A retired pirate and a retired queen engage in a thunderous battle to gain control
of the Central Park sailboat pond.
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You can do anything, Daddy!
Rex, Michael.
After receiving assurances that his father would save him from increasingly dangerous
and scary pirates, a boy reassures his father in return.
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Archie and the pirates
Rosenthal, Marc,
1949-
When Archie the monkey finds himself on a strange island, he makes a multitude of
new friends who help him defend their home from intruding pirates.
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The not-so-jolly-Roger
Scieszka, Jon.
Once again, three friends are sent back in time by a magic book and they find themselves
prisoners of the evil pirate Blackbeard.
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Shiver me letters : a pirate
ABC
Sobel, June.
Having decided that R is not enough for them, a bumbling band of pirates sets sail
on a quest to capture the rest of the alphabet.
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The pirate and the penguin
Storms, Patricia.
"Penguin was off to find sunshine and adventure. Instead, he found Pirate"--P. [4]
of cover.
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This little pirate
Sturges, Philemon.
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.
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Pirate Pup
Stutson, Caroline.
Captain Pup and his canine pirate crew must outwit a shipload of cats and return
home with the treasure.
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A pirate's night before Christmas
Yates, Philip,
1956-
On a ship of mischievous brigands--who have visions of treasure chests dancing in
their heads--Sir Peggedy, with his peg leg and hook arm, pays a visit to the child-friendly
pirates along with his eight giant seahorses: Salty, Scurvy, Sinbad, Mollie, Cutthroat,
Cross-Eyes, Roger, and Jolly.
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The ballad of the pirate
queens
Yolen, Jane.
Two women who sailed with Calico Jack Rackham and his pirates in the early 1700s
do their best to defend their ship while the men on board are busy drinking.
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