Friday, October 9, 2009

Friday Five

This is a small booklist posted every Friday of five books centering around one theme. This week’s theme is: Children's Books about Pirates!




Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs by Giles Andreae
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.

Olive's Pirate Party by Roberta Baker
Olive worries that having her seventh-birthday pirate party at her Aunt Tiffany's house will be a disappointment.

The Night Pirates by Peter Harris
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.

The Pirates of Bedford Street by Rachel Isadora
After Joey and his sisters see a pirate film at the movie theater, the adventures of Captain Redbeard continue--if only in Joey's imagination.

How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
Jeremy Jacob joins Braid Beard and his pirate crew and finds out about pirate language, pirates manners, and other aspects of their life.

Backbeard: Pirate For Hire by Matthew McElligott
When the Pirate Council tells Backbeard that he must stop wearing colorful clothing and look more fearsome, he decides to quit being a pirate and get a job on shore, if only he can find work that matches his skills.

Pirate Pup by Caroline Stutson
Captain Pup and his canine pirate crew must outwit a shipload of cats and return home with the treasure.

Lo-Jack and the pirates by William H. Hooks
When Jack is kidnapped by a band of greedy pirates, he persists in misunderstanding all the captain's orders.

Pirate Mom by Deborah Underwood
When a hypnotist convinces Pete's mother that she is a pirate, Pete tries to find a way to turn her back into a regular parent.

Pirates Don't Change Diapers by Melinda Long
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.