Ahoy mateys! Only 185 days 'til Talk Like a Pirate Day!
September 19 is our favorite day of the year, and we want to encourage all young scallywags and seasoned salty dogs to celebrate this holiday with us. More information about Talk Like a Pirate Day can be found at The Original Talk Like a Pirate Day Site.
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These books will get you in the pirate spirit:
Young Scallywags
Ages: 3 to 7
High seas! Buried treasure! Bedtime stories!
Ages: 3 to 7
When Jeremy Jacob sets off on a pirate adventure, he loves doing everything the pirates do . . . but then he finds out what they don't do.
Ages: 3 to 7
Braid Beard and his pirate crew are back in a swashbuckling sequel!
A Pirate ABC
Ages: 2 to 5
Join this hilarious cast of swashbuckling pirate as they embark on an alphabet adventure unlike any other.
Ages: 4 to 8
Boris von der Borch is tough as nails, through and through, like all pirates. Or is he?
A Tale of the Spinach Main
Ages: 4 to 8
Discover that the rolling pin is mightier than the sword in this charming story about two reformed rabbit pirates and a hungry fox.
Ages: 3 to 7
Heave ho, me hearties! Little Badger is back, and this time he's on a pirate adventure. Trouble is, his forest friends don't believe he's really a pirate.
Ages: 4 to 12
Jane Yolen's stirring ballad immortalizes pirate queens Anne Bonney and Mary Reade, and offers readers an intriguing look at life on the high seas.
Bloody Jack Adventures
Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy
Ages: 12 and up
Life as a ship's boy is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. There's only one problem: Jacky is a girl. This could be the adventure of her life—if only she doesn't get caught.
Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady
Ages: 12 and up
Will Jacky ever become a typical lady? Not bloody well likely!
Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber
Ages: 12 and up
After leaving the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston, Jacky boards a whaling ship bound for London, where she hopes to find her beloved Jaimy. But things don't go as planned, and soon she is off on a wild misadventure at sea.
Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber
Ages: 12 and up
Can the irrepressible Jacky Faber and her schoolmates put aside their differences and work together to avoid being sold on the auction block?
Being an Account of the Further Waterborne Adventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman, Fine Lady, and Lily of the West
Ages: 12 and up
Jacky's on the run . . . and this time she's finding song and adventure on the mighty Mississippi.
Seasoned Salty Dogs
Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
The fascinating tale of Blackbeard, Black Sam Bellamy, and the pirate republic they created.
The Treacherous World of the Corsairs of the Gulf
In 1820 the Laffites disappeared into the fog of history from which they had emerged, but not before becoming folk heroes in French Louisiana and making their names synonymous with piracy and intrigue on the Gulf.
S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
William Goldman's classic tale of True Love, High Adventure, and the magical conventions of fairy tales.