Ahoy, mateys! This here's where we has th' books fer peewee pirates wot's just a-learnin' ta read.

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Alison's Fierce and Ugly Halloween (Hyperion Chapters)
by Marion Dane Bauer. Illustrated by Laurie Spencer.

Alison dresses as a fierce and ugly pirate for Halloween, but she is disappointed and angry when everyone says she looks cute.

Disney Pr. ISBN: 0786812117. Paperback. 48 pages. September 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Big Boar's Mom Comes to Stay (Piganeers)
by Michael Salmon.

The pirate code does not permit women aboard ship. But even piggy pirates are afraid of Big Boar's mother, so when she decides to visit her dear sonny boy, pandemonium erupts.

Aladdin Paperbacks. ISBN: 0689812132. Paperback. 24 pages. July 1998. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Captain Abdul's Pirate School
by Colin McNaughton.

Fresh from their appearance in Jolly Roger (1988), that scalawag Captain Abdul and his motley pirate crew are back, this time operating a school designed to toughen kids up. Diary entries penned by unwilling pupil Pickles reveal the skewed school philosophy, which promotes bad manners, untidiness, cheating, and all manner of things that children know very well they're not supposed to do.

Candlewick Pr. ISBN: 1564024296. Hardcover. September 1994. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Commander Toad and the Space Pirates
by Jane Yolen. Illustrated by Bruce Degen.

A charming science fiction spoof, and an excellent children's book. The detailed, zany illustrations by Bruce Degen are the perfect complement to the witty text and off-the-wall characters.

Paper Star. ISBN: 0698114191. Paperback. 64 pages. January 1997. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Do Pirates Take Baths?
by Kathy Tucker. Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott.

This sprightly picture book gives the lowdown on those low-down varmints, pirates. Each two-page spread offers a new glimpse of their sometimes nefarious, sometimes silly actvities.

Albert Whitman & Co. ISBN: 0807516961. School & Library Binding. September 1994. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Edward and the Pirates
by David M. McPhail.

Edward is a voracious reader, and tends to have adventures about whatever it is he is reading. One night, on a beach, he is reading a book about pirates, when all of a sudden . . .

Little Brown & Co. ISBN: 0316563447. Hardcover. 32 pages. April 1997. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Fun With Pirates Stencils
by Paul E. Kennedy.

Dover Pubns. ISBN: 0486280748. Paperback. June 1994. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Happy and Max: the Pirate Treasure
by Kris Jamsa. Illustrated by Art Vandeleigh.

This 64-page book (with an interactive multimedia CD-ROM) stars Max and his Dalmatian as they look for pirate's treasure.

Jamsa Press. ISBN: 1884133886. Hardcover. 64 pages. Book & CD edition. July 1998. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Hornpipe's Hunt for Pirate Gold (The Candlewick Puzzle Storybook Series)
by Marjorie Newman. Illustrated by Ben Cort.

Candlewick Pr. ISBN: 0763604194. Paperback. 32 pages. June 1998. Usually ships within 24 hours.

House of the Horrible Ghosts (First Stepping Stone Books)
by Geoffrey Hayes.

A new addition to the premier first chapter book. When Otto gets lost in a deserted fun house, he discovers that it has been invaded by ghosts who once were a band of pirates. Will Otto find the secret exit in time or will he be trapped inside forever?

Random House. ISBN: 0679876979. Paperback, 69 pages, April 1997. Usually ships within 24 hours.

If I Were a Pirate...
by Deborah Bennett D'Andrea. Illustrated by Michael B. Ayers.

A fun book for children, allowing them to imagine what they might look like if they were "someone else".

Picture Me Books. ISBN: 1878338021. Hardcover. June 1990. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

I Wish I Were . . . A Pirate
by Ivan Bulloch, Diane James, Dom Mansell.

An invitation to role-play the part of a pirate introduces this collection of pirate crafts, including costumes and equipment (cardboard swords, spyglasses, treasure chests, and ships) and a recipe for pirate food(wheat/oatmeal biscuits). Amusing cartoon illustrations and full-color photos of children in pirate gear.

World Book Inc. ISBN: 0716655071. Paperback. 24 pages. April 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Jolly Roger and the Pirates of Captain Abdul
by Colin McNaughton.

A rambunctious romp aboard a real pirate ship starring Roger, a swashbuckling nine-year-old miserable misfit, with a supporting cast of the dirtiest, smelliest, hairiest, scariest pirates the world has ever seen!

Candlewick Pr. ISBN: 1564025128. Paperback - 48 pages. 2nd edition (July 1995). Usually ships within 24 hours.

Little Monster Private Eye: The Bubble-Gum Pirates Kit
by Mercer Mayer.

This charming pirate play set contains a swashbuckling pirate adventure storybook and all of the accessories a young pirate will need — eyepatch, telescope, compass, and sword.

Inchworm Press. ISBN: 157719604X. Paperback. 20 pages. April 1999. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Little Pirate Ship
by Mallory Loehr. Illustrated by Diane Dawson Hearne.

With flippable flaps and peekaboo holes, the architecturally designed Cuddle Cottage Books are fun to visit over and over again. In search of hidden treasure, a tiny, motley pirate crew romps around an island seeking advice from local animals. A funny surprise ending makes this book a treasure in itself.

Random House. ISBN: 0679874496. Hardcover. January 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Lo-Jack and the Pirates (Bank Street Ready-To-Read)
by William H. Hooks. Illustrated by Tricia Tusa.

When Lo-Jack is kidnapped by pirates and put to work as a cabin boy, his comic misunderstandings of the captain's orders have hilarious results! Laugh along as Jack outsmarts Captain Grim and his greedy crew.

Gareth Stevens. ISBN: 0836817826. Library Binding. January 1999. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Lucy and the Pirates
by Glen Petrie. Illustrated by Matilda Harrison.

Story of a young girl of the seventeenth century, aboard a pirate ship.

Tradewind Books. ISBN: 1896580025. Hardcover. April 1996. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Matthew and the Midnight Pirates
by Allen Morgan. Illustrated by Michael Martchenko.

Stoddart Kids. ISBN: 0773759409. Paperback. 32 pages. August 1998. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Mice of the Herring Bone
by Tim Davis.

After stowing away on a pirate ship manned by nasty sea dogs, mice Charles and Oliver become involved in their plot to attack a ship of cats and steal a load of sunken treasure belonging to the Queen of England.

Bob Jones Univ Pr. ISBN: 089084626X. Paperback. 105 pages. December 1992. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Muppet Treasure Island (Little Golden Books)
by Ellen Weiss. Illustrated by Tom Brannon.

Artist & Writers Guild Books. ISBN: 0307302199. Hardcover. January 1996. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Mystery of the Pirate Ghost (Step into Reading, a Step 3 Book)
by Geoffrey Hayes.

Random House. ISBN: 0394872207. Paperback. 48 pages. May 1985. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Ned Feldman, Space Pirate
by Daniel Pinkwater.

When nine-year-old Ned Feldman investigates a noise coming from the kitchen sink, he discovers Captain Bugbeard (alias Lumpy Lugo), a space pirate. Not your typical alien, Lugo is a testy little green man who wears an eye patch, flies the Jolly Roger, and sleeps with a teddy bear. He takes Ned adventuring on a strange planet inhabited by giant space chickens and an aggressive yeti, but they return home safely.

Atheneum. ISBN: 002774633X. School & Library Binding. 47 pages. September 1994. Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Old Pirate of Central Park
Written and Illustrated by Robert Priest.

A retired pirate, out on a stroll in Central Park, is prompted by his memories to build a scale-model replica of his pirate ship and launch it in the park's sailboat pond. The leap-at-you color and elegantly stylized illustrations, resembling airbrushed linoleum-cuts, give this book an instant allure. The story — a noble tale of character and social leveling, mock drama and high mirth — more than meets the expectations aroused by that first impression.

Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN: 0395905052. Hardcover. 32 pages. March 1999. Usually ships within 24 hours.

One-Eyed Jake
by Pat Hutchins.

Mulberry Books. ISBN: 0688131131. Paperback. 32 pages. March 1994. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Ooey Gooey (Critters of the Night)
by Mercer Mayer. Illustrated by John R. Sansevere and Erica Farber

Pirate Captain Short Bob has a sweet tooth that sometimes gets him into trouble. One day he mixes up a batch of ooey, gooey pirate delight and winds up losing his precious gold tooth to a thieving sea beast. Full color.

Random Library. ISBN: 0679989919. Library Binding, 32 pages, April 1998. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Pegleg Pete and the Mermaid (Piganeers)
by Michael Salmon.

More fun with the porcine pirates.

Aladdin Paperbacks. ISBN: 0689812140. Paperback. 24 pages. October 1998. Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Pirate Queen
by Emily Arnold McCully.

Born in 1530, Grania O'Malley took to the sea as a child, learning her father's trade of seafaring (and piracy) and saving his life in a battle with English buccaneers. She later married, had children, led her own ships, and built her own kingdom in Clew Bay. Captured and released by the English, she traveled to London, met Queen Elizabeth, and formed an alliance that granted Grania the right to her lands and "to defend the Crown with fire and sword." Rich with color and the effects of light on seascapes, landscapes, and people, the artwork makes the most of the story's dramatic content. Children intrigued by pirates will enjoy McCully's unusual picture book, which offers some insight into the history behind the legend and illuminates more than the life of Grania O'Malley.

Putnam Pub Group. ISBN: 0399226575. School & Library Binding. October 1995. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Pirates (Crabapples)
by Greg Nickles. Illustrated by Barbara Bedell and Bobbie D. Kalman.

While acknowledging that robbing and killing people, as real pirates did, is wrong, this cheerful account chooses to focus on the fun and adventures of the pirate life. Famous pirates, descriptions of pirate ships, crews, clothes, and flags, and activities to help readers dress, talk, and act like a pirate are all included. Color artwork and posed contemporary photographs illustrate the simple text.

Crabtree Pub. ISBN: 0865056331. Hardcover. April 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Pirates (Grosset & Dunlap All Aboard Book)
by Dina Anastasio. Illustrated by Donald Cook.

Stand on the deck of Calico Jack's pirate ship as he and his crew overtake a Spanish galleon filled with gold treasure. This book gives readers a taste of life on the high seas, while providing historical tidbits about real-life pirates from Blackbeard to Captain Kidd. Full-color illustrations.

Grosset & Dunlap. ISBN: 0448414945. Paperback. 32 pages. March 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Pirates and Buccaneers Coloring Book
by Peter F. Copeland.

Dover Pubns. ISBN: 0486233936. Paperback. March 1977. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Pirate School (All Aboard Reading, Level 2)
by Cathy East Dubowski. Illustrated by Mark Dubowski.

Ahoy, mates! It's all aboard the P.S. 1. At Pirate School, where would-be pirates train to be tough! When two young pirates find buried treasure at the same time, there's sure to be trouble. Laughs and adventure abound in this funny story for seafarers and landlubbers alike. Full color.

Grosset & Dunlap. ISBN: 0448411326. Paperback. 48 pages. August 1996. Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Pirates of Bat Cave Island: A Treasure-Hunting Flap Book
by Burton Albert. Illustrated by Margeaux Lucas.

With the help of a foldout treasure hunt game, Captain Mole-Nose and a collection of kid pirates lead the adventurous reader through an exciting maze of trapdoors, caves, and treacherous waters on the way to discovering the loot. The game board is a big lure for youngsters.

Little Simon. ISBN: 0689812841. Hardcover. May 1997. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Pirate Soup (Critters of the Night)
by Mercer Mayer, Erica Farber, J. R. Sansevere.

Meet the Howls — Jack and Wanda and their children Thistle and Axel. When Brave Axel Howl meets Cap'n Short Bob on a pirate ship in his backyard, he has to think and act fast before the mean pirate turns him into fish food!

Random House. ISBN: 0679873643. Paperback. April 1996. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Pirates: Robbers of the High Seas
by Gail Gibbons.

Gibbons uses exuberantly colored art and simply structured statements to home in on her topic and make it comprehensible to children. Swashbuckling sword fights, sailors walking the plank, and maps to buried treasure are pictured scenes sure to snare youngsters' interest.

Little Brown & Co. ISBN: 0316309753. School & Library Binding. 32 pages. September 1993. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Pirates Past Noon (First Stepping Stone Books)
by Mary Pope Osborne. Illustrated by Sal Murdocca.

Jack and Annie are in deep trouble when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the days of desert islands, secret maps, hidden gold — and ruthless pirates! Will they discover a buried treasure? Will they find out the identity of the mysterious "M"? Or will they walk the plank?

Random Library. ISBN: 0679924256. Library Binding. 67 pages. February 1994. Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Princess and the Pirate King
by Debi Gliori.

Princess Podkin wishes for some excitement in her life, but when she lets in the brazen Pirate-King, who locks her parents in the dungeon and begins destroying the palace, Podkin is no longer bored.

Larousse Kingfisher Chambers. ISBN: 0753450232. Hardcover. September 1996. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Richard Scarry's Pie Rats Ahoy! (Step into Reading, Step 1 Book)
by Richard Scarry.

Sneaky pirates give Uncle Willy the old heave-ho — and steal his pie! But Uncle Willy has a plan to foil those Pie Rats, and to make Busytown Bay safe again.

Random Library. ISBN: 0679947604. Library Binding. 32 pages. February 1994. Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Revenge of the Pirate Ghost (Black Cat Club No 5)
by Susan Saunders. Illustrated by Jane K. Manning.

Robert's know-it all cousin, Neal, has always tortured him with scary tales of cousin Jedediah, a blood-thirsty pirate who lived long ago. Robert thinks Neal is making the whole thing up — until he comes face to face with the angry ghost himself. Is Jedediah back from the grave to fulfill an ancient curse — and is Neal his next victim?

HarperTrophy. ISBN: 0064420655. Paperback. September 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Scooby-Doo! and the Sunken Ship (Scooby-Doo Mysteries No. 4)
by James Gelsey.

Scholastic Paperbacks. ISBN: 0590819178. Paperback. 64 pages. March 1999. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Talent Night Aboard the Hogwash (Piganeers)
by Michael Salmon.

This is a funny book about piggy pirates and Captain Porker's lost treasure map. The hilarious illustrations make this story one to read again and again.

Little Simon. ISBN: 0689812116. Paperback. 24 pages. October 1998. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Tingleberries, Tuckertubs and Telephones: A Tale of Love and Ice-Cream
by Margaret Mahy. Illustrated by Robert Staermose.

Saracen Hobday is a painfully shy orphan who has lived all his life on a secluded island with his granny, a retired detective. When the villainous pirate Grudge-Gallows escapes from prison, Granny is called back to active duty. Left on his own, bashful Saracen falls in love, makes a fortune marketing tingleberries, and single-handedly (well, almost) brings down a dastardly gang of pirates, including the notorious Grudge-Gallows himself.

Viking. ISBN: 0670863319. Hardcover. February 1996. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

To Capture the Wind
by Sheila MacGill-Callahan. Illustrated by Gregory Manchess.

MacGill-Callahan (When Solomon Was King, 1995, etc.) explores the Celtic world in this story starring an ingenious Irish maiden, Oonagh, who answers a pirate king's riddles to win back her betrothed, an expert weaver named Conal.

Penguin USA. ISBN: 0803715420. Library Binding. 32 pages. September 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Tough Boris
by Mem Fox. Illustrated by Kathryn Brown.

This picture book is full of surprises, both in the simple text and in the dramatic underlying story the pictures tell. On one level, it's a celebration of a glorious villain. Like all pirates, tough Boris is massive and scruffy and greedy and fearless and scary. Brown's bold watercolor paintings show him in all his hideous glory, huge bristles sticking out of his chin, anger in his eyes, cutlass in his hand, as he handles his motley crew. But when his parrot dies, "he cried and cried. All pirates cry."

Harcourt Brace. ISBN: 0152896120. School & Library Binding. April 1994. Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Treasure of Pirate Island: Great Adventures by Fisher-Price Lift-the-Flap PlayBooks
by Matt Mitter. Illustrated by Segundo, Rosa, Tom Brenner.

The lively, rhyming stories and ingenious flaps in Great Adventures Lift-the-Flap PlayBooks capture all the fun and silliness of the characters in Fisher-Price's Great Adventures playsets. With over 40 life-up flaps and a learning activity on each spread, kids will have a hard time putting these action-packed adventures down.

Random House. ISBN: 1575842181. Hardcover. September 1998. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Ultimate Sticker Books: Pirate
by Deni Bown.

Dk Pub Merchandise. ISBN: 0789415275. Paperback. 16 pages. March 1997. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Uncle Pete's Pirate Adventure
by Susannah Leigh. Illustrated by Brenda Haw.

E D C Publications. ISBN: 0881109185. Library Binding. 32 pages. April 1997. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Walt Disney's Peter Pan
Edited by Todd Strasser. Illustrated by Jose Cardona and Frederic Marvin.

A glossy, large-format novelization of the Disney animated film about the brave, handsome, dashing Captain Hook and — what was that kid's name again?

Disney Pr. ISBN: 1562826395. Library Binding. 95 pages. September 1994. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Water Rat
by Marnie Laird. Illustrated by Andrea Shine.

In 1748, a 14-year-old orphan, Matt, runs away from a tyrannical tavern owner and goes to live with a doctor and his family on their Delaware farm. When a pirate ship arrives at the family's dock, Matt proves to be a hero and manages to save the doctor's children. Then, determined to stop the pirates, he finds their hiding place and leads a warship straight to them. Parents and children alike will respond to the life lessons in this tale of a heroic teenage boy, while teachers will welcome its historical authenticity.

Winslow Pr. ISBN: 1890817082. Hardcover. 196 pages. October 1998. Usually ships within 2-3 days.

Who Stole Captain Porker's Treasure? (Piganeers)
by Michael Salmon.

Further adventures of Salmon's piggy pirates.

Aladdin Paperbacks. ISBN: 0689812124. Paperback. 24 pages. July 1998. Usually ships within 2-3 days.