Pirate books

[gilana]

My soon-to-be-six-year-old niece is having a pirate birthday party this year. Any of my chlit or librarian friends happen to know of a good read-aloud pirate picture book for my sister to read at the party? Thanks!

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[kjc007.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Ooh! There's a new one! It has little biographies of women pirates throughout history!

(Checks Google cuz memory is small and things fall out.)

Sea Queens: Women Pirates Around the World by Jane Yolen, hardcover, ISBN: 1580891314

[eclecticavatar.livejournal.com]

I LOVE this book! :)

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

It's great, although maybe a bit old for a six-year-old crowd? Not that I want to say anything against it! I was at Charlesbridge when they were preparing to publish it, and I remember being v. excited about it. :)

[narose.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I have a five-year-old niece that loves the dinosaur pirate book we got her.

http://www.amazon.com/Captain-Flinn-Pirate-Dinosaurs-Andreae/dp/1416907130

[shumashi.livejournal.com]

"Pirate Girl," by Cornelia Funke? I remember liking it.

[elizabear.livejournal.com]

Pirate cows!

Sailor Moo : cow at sea by Lisa Wheeler

[kellyjmf.livejournal.com]

We liked
Edward and the Pirates
http://www.amazon.com/Edward-Pirates-David-McPhail/dp/0316563447/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225920806&sr=1-17

Sheep on a Ship (for younger kids but hilarious illustrations)
http://www.amazon.com/Sheep-Sandpiper-Houghton-Mifflin-Books/dp/0395643767/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225920960&sr=1-1

Also, Richard Scarry had a story involving pie-rats

They Might Be Giants has a song about the "Pirate Girls 9" (I could loan you the cd/dvd if you like)
http://www.amazon.com/Here-Come-123s-CD-DVD/dp/B000VDDCLK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1225921147&sr=8-1

Muppet Treasure Island dvd (Actually I could loan you this one, too)
http://www.amazon.com/Muppet-Treasure-Island-Kermits-Anniversary/dp/B000ATQYTC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1225921275&sr=8-1

These Dover Stained Glass Coloring Books make good favors
http://www.amazon.com/Pirates-Ahoy-Stained-Glass-Coloring/dp/0486444880/ref=sr_1_172?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225921391&sr=1-172

I'll check the shelves when I get home to see if I can find any more.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

I love the Sheep in a Jeep books -- didn't know about that title, but if it's as funny as the other ones I've read, it would be AWESOME for a read-aloud at a six-year-old's b-day party, I would think!

[gilana]

Thanks! Sadly, they live in Harrisburg PA, so a loan is not really possible, but these are some great suggestions.

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

I have nothing to recommend. I just want to say how fucking cool it is to be part of a social circle that can respond to this so enthusiastically.

[ayelle.livejournal.com]

This one just flew off the shelves when I worked at Borders: How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long and David Shannon (and its sequel, Pirates Don't Change Diapers)

Roger, the Jolly Pirate by Brett Helquist (illustrator of the Series of Unfortunate Events)

And I haven't read this one, but a reviewer quoted a line that goes: "Do Pirates Have Birthdays? Of course they do--with presents and games and lots of soda pop. The cook makes a cake with doubloons inside and a skull-and-bones on top." (Of course the cake is bright pink with a happy skull and bones on top.)
Do Pirates Take Baths? by Kathy Tucker

[jicama]

http://www.amazon.com/Thats-Not-Pirate-Touchy-Feely-Books/dp/0794517021

[jicama]

Actually I suppose a 6yo would probably find that boring. Just read "pirate book" and thought of it... :)

[muchabstracted.livejournal.com]

I liked How I Became A Pirate, assuming that is the one I remember!

[snoopymel.livejournal.com]

I gave my niece "The Barefoot Book of Pirates" - it's for an older audience, but wonderful stories. There's a short story called "Pirate Grace" about a girl pirate. My 5 year old niece (and younger nephew and niece) love it, even if you need to read it to them! Check it: Barefoot Books

:)

[bedfull-o-books.livejournal.com]

They have a store on Mass Ave outside of Porter on the way to Harvard. On a corner on the left.