Ahoy, Mateys! Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Literature is full of interesting pirates, like Captain Hook from J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan and The Dread Pirate Roberts from the novel The Princess Bride. Looking for more literary pirates? Grab your treasure map, raise up the Jolly Roger, and brush up on yer pirate talk with these books! Anchors away!
- Pirates Go to School by Corinne Demas, illustrated by John Manders
- Love My Pirate Papa by Laura Leuck, illustrated by Kyle M. Stone
- Pirates Don't Change Diapers by Melinda Long, illustrated by David Shannon
- The Bailey School Kids - Pirates Don't Wear Sunglasses by Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones
- Geronimo Stilton #18: Shipwreck on the Pirate Islands by Geronimo Stilton
- Frankie's Magic Soccer Ball #1: Frankie vs. the Pirate Pillagers by Frank Lampard
- The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen
- Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
- Raiders’ Ransom by Emily Diamond
- Hurricane Dancers by Margarita Engle
What's your favorite pirate book?
