How I Became a Pirate

My class loves this book. We read it every year when we study the “ar” sound. We call it Pirate “AR”

I bought this to read to my Preschool class and they all loved it!

This book is very engaging for young readers. The illustrations are colorful and detailed. Love this book!

This fun-filled, adventure fantasy about pirate life is perfect for any imaginative child. It was even selected by child judges as the winner of the 2003 Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award for Excellence in Children's Literature. Set in contemporary times, the adventure begins when five or six-year-old Jeremy Jacobs runs off with 18th century pirates who have landed on the beach. Jeremy's delight in his adventures with Captain Braid Beard and his bedraggled crew of ruffians is obvious from the colorful, humorous, cartoon style illustrations. (They are similar to those in Shannon's own No David! book and its sequels). Brimming with amusing situations and characters, the illustrations match the tone and content of Long's story perfectly. A great example is the cover where Jeremy sits gleefully on the Captain's shoulders with a pirate scarf atop his head and the Captain's parrot on his own shoulder. A lesson that "the grass isn't always greener on the other side" is provided when Jeremy begins to realize the things he misses aboard the pirate ship (i.e., being read a bedtime story and then tucked in). Highly recommended for ages 4 to 8.I just HAD to get this book for my niece - a Peter Pan lover - for her 7th Birthday and now I'm somewhat sad that I'll no longer have it around! Perhaps I'll have to buy another for myself!Another great, amusing pirate adventure is "Roger, the Jolly Pirate" (2004), by Brett Helquist (ISBN 0066238064).

This book is adorable and the illustrations are great too! My pirate loving grandson loves this book

We really enjoyed this book super cute

I bought this for my 3 1/2 year old grandson and he loved it. Whenever Grammy comes to visit I try to have scoured Amazon.com for what look like the best children's books and as he had loved David Shannon's books I bought this one as I knew the illustrations would be colorful. It is a fun story but the best part, it lends itself so well to playing imaginatively. Immediately after reading it, we went outside and I played cartographer helping my grandson draw our own treasure map with instructions how to get to the tree in his backyard where we buried a seashell. He was so excited to show his Mommy and his baby brother how well the map worked and where our treasure was buried. Great little story and we read it several times over the next few days...always noticing something else in the pictures we hadn't seen before and then making up our own stories about what we saw. So I bought "Pirates Don't Change Diapers" also and pirate tattoos to continue the saga. Lots of scope for the imagination here!

Unfortunately my grandson didn't care for this book. Not sure why. He loves pirates. Maybe it's too kidsish for him, he's 6 1/2. Great illustrations!I will donate it.

Absolutely incredible customer service. I bought this book after listening to it for months for my son's World book day. Due to time constraints I contacted the supplier who dispatched the book at an upgraded service at no extra cost. The moment my son saw the book he started reading it straight away and has not dropped it.The book is a pleasurable read and with lots of catch words young adventurers would enjoy.Thanks loads I definitely would be buying from this supplier again.

Grandson aged 3 loves it, read most nights as he wants to be a pirate when he grows up, thank you.

Great illustrations and story. Superb quality and delivered quickly. Bought for a class of 4/5 year olds who were a bit alarmed at the scary pirate at first but now they all love this tale.

Great fun to read in a hearty pirate voice - a favourite with my three children.

Very good story and suitable for little ones - not scary.