Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Pirates
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs
Andreae, Giles.
When Flinn enters the classroom art closet for supplies, his imagination sends him on a high-seas ad...

Henry & the Buccaneer Bunnies
Crimi, Carolyn.
Also available in RB Digital. Captain Barnacle Black Ear, baddest of the Buccaneer Bunnies, is asham...
Pirates Go to School
Demas, Corinne.
A rhyming tale of pirates who go to school accompanied by their parrots, learn arithmetic and letter...
Pirate's Perfect Pet
Ferry, Beth.
Pirates, pets and puns run amok as a swaggering but softhearted captain swashbuckler embarks on a da...
Pirasaurs!
Funk, Josh.
"A crew of pirate dinosaurs sails the open sea, looks for treasure, and inducts a new recruit, ...
Pirate Girl
Funke, Cornelia.
Ferocious pirate Captain Firebeard THINKS that he and the ruthless crew of the "Horrible Haddoc...
Rufus Goes to Sea
Griswell, Kim T.
When school lets out for the summer, Rufus Leroy Williams III, a determined pig who loves to read, d...

The Night Pirates
Harris, Peter,
Despite the fact that he is "only a boy," Tom convinces the band of rough, tough, little g...
Roger, the Jolly Pirate
Helquist, Brett.
While his shipmates face their toughest enemy, Roger has a chance to prove himself in a most unlikel...
Sloop John B: A Pirate's Tale
Jardine, Alan.
A young boy and his grandfather's adventure on the high oceans turns dangerous when pirates tak...
Are You the Pirate Captain?
Jones, Gareth P.
"First mate Hugh has got the whole crew and the pirate ship ready, but they can't set sail...
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. ...
Everything I Know About Pirates
Lichtenheld, Tom.
A collection of made-up facts, educated guesses, and silly pictures about pirates. ...
How I Became a Pirate
Long, Melinda.
Also available in RB Digital. Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about...
Sheep on a Ship
Shaw, Nancy
Also available in Hoopla. Sheep on a deep-sea voyage run into trouble when it storms and are glad to...
Pirate Nap: A Book of Colors
Smith, Danna.
Two brothers use their imaginations to turn their surroundings--from a white bandana and yellow coin...
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 cap...

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,...
The Pirate Jamboree
Teague, Mark.
Pirates Blackbeard Johnson and his brothers, Eyepatch Sue, and others sail over to Peg Leg Jones...
There Was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Fish
Ward, Jennifer.
This variation on the traditional, cumulative song reveals the consequences of a pirate's stran...