Pirates
Every child wants to be a pirate. Or at least they should, and after reading any of these books with your toddler or younger child they'll be ready for some swashbuckling adventure.
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Pirate Pete: A Change-the-Story Book
Author: Nick Sharratt
Interest level: 3-7
Reading age: 6+
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Pirate Pete: A Change-the-Story Book
Author: Nick Sharratt
Interest level: 3-7
Reading age: 6+
As Pirate Pete sails the sea in his pirate ship, he meets One-eyed Wanda and Captain Stubble, who guide him to a treasure chest co…
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The Night Pirates
Author: Peter Harris Illustrator: Deborah Allwright
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
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The Night Pirates
Author: Peter Harris Illustrator: Deborah Allwright
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
A band of rough, tough, girl pirates steal the front of Tom's house for disguise and agree to take him off on an adventure. The yo…
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I Wish I Were a Pirate
Author: Smriti Prasadam-Halls Illustrator: Sarah Ward
Interest level: 2-5
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I Wish I Were a Pirate
Author: Smriti Prasadam-Halls Illustrator: Sarah Ward
Interest level: 2-5
Reading age:
A wonderfully chunky, rhyming board book about pirates, with exciting things to spot on every page, thanks to the colourful and jo…
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The Pirate Mums
Author: Jodie Lancet-Grant Illustrator: Lydia Corry
Interest level: 4-5
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The Pirate Mums
Author: Jodie Lancet-Grant Illustrator: Lydia Corry
Interest level: 4-5
Reading age:
This brilliantly fun story about a day out gone awry - and two seriously committed pirate mums - is a lovely book to read aloud, w…
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That's Not My Pirate...
Author: Fiona Watt Illustrator: Rachel Wells
Reading age: 4+
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That's Not My Pirate...
Author: Fiona Watt Illustrator: Rachel Wells
Interest level:
Reading age: 4+
Lovely, colourful, stimulating book for very young children
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This Little Pirate
Author: Lucy Lyes
Interest level: 0+
Reading age: 4+
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This Little Pirate
Author: Lucy Lyes
Interest level: 0+
Reading age: 4+
Toddlers and young children will love interacting with the friendly touch-and-feel pirates in this sturdy board book
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The Pirates Next Door
Author: Jonny Duddle
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
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The Pirates Next Door
Author: Jonny Duddle
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Lots of humour and irrepressibly rakish pirates combine in this entertaining book about looking beyond appearances
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Small Knight and George and the Pirates
Author: Ronda Armitage Illustrator: Arthur Robins
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 6+
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Small Knight and George and the Pirates
Author: Ronda Armitage Illustrator: Arthur Robins
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 6+
Small Knight and George, his tiny dragon friend, live in an old castle that is falling to pieces. There is no money for repairs so…
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Maisy’s Pirate Ship
Author: Lucy Cousins
Interest level: 3-5
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Maisy’s Pirate Ship
Author: Lucy Cousins
Interest level: 3-5
Reading age:
Set sail for a pirate adventure with Captain Maisy and her crew in this colourful pop-up-and-play book, which will inspire hours o…
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Maisy's Treasure Hunt
Author: Lucy Cousins Illustrator: Lucy Cousins
Interest level: 2-5
Reading age: 5+
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Maisy's Treasure Hunt
Author: Lucy Cousins Illustrator: Lucy Cousins
Interest level: 2-5
Reading age: 5+
Maisy and her friends jump all aboard in search of treasure. They’ve got a ship and a map. All they need to find are three k…
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Ten Little Pirates
Author:
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 4+
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Ten Little Pirates
Author:
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 4+
A counting adventure with pirates... and a giant squid!
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The Skeleton Pirate
Author: David Lucas
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
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The Skeleton Pirate
Author: David Lucas
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
A fun swashbuckling adventure featuring a beautiful mermaid, a golden ship packed with treasure, and a whale with a very bad tummy…
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Port Side Pirates!
Author: Debbie Harter Illustrator: Oscar Seaworthy
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 7+
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Port Side Pirates!
Author: Debbie Harter Illustrator: Oscar Seaworthy
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 7+
Fun rhyming text with a singalong CD
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Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Missing Treasure!
Author: Giles Andreae
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 7+
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Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Missing Treasure!
Author: Giles Andreae
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 7+
This latest Captain Flinn adventure finds Flinn and his friends fighting off pirate dinosaurs to recover Captain Rumblebelly's tre…
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Cats Ahoy!
Author: Peter Bently Illustrator: Jim Field
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
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Cats Ahoy!
Author: Peter Bently Illustrator: Jim Field
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Cats’ favourite thing in the world is fish. So when Alfonso the cat overhears a two old men discussing the imminent arrival …
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Salty Dogs
Author: Matty Long
Interest level: 4-7
Reading age: 5+
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Salty Dogs
Author: Matty Long
Interest level: 4-7
Reading age: 5+
Matty Long’s cartoon-style illustration, funny signage and pirate puns will keep kids entertained for ages. You’re in for fast-mov…
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Polly Parrot Picks a Pirate
Author: Peter Bently
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 7+
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Polly Parrot Picks a Pirate
Author: Peter Bently
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 7+
With its humorous, energetic pictures and a bouncing rhyme, this book about a parrot seeking a pirate will be fun to use in the in…
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Here be Monsters
Author: Jonathan Emmett Illustrator: Poly Bernatene
Interest level: 4-7
Reading age: 6+
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Here be Monsters
Author: Jonathan Emmett Illustrator: Poly Bernatene
Interest level: 4-7
Reading age: 6+
This brilliantly funny story uses rhyming text and very entertaining and colourful illustrations to keep young readers amused (and…
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Yo Ho Ho! A-Pirating We'll Go
Author: Kaye Umansky Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Reading age: 7+
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Yo Ho Ho! A-Pirating We'll Go
Author: Kaye Umansky Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Interest level:
Reading age: 7+
Nick Sharratt's bold, colourful, funny illustrations filled with detail and movement bring added life to this collection of pirate…
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You Can’t Scare a Princess
Author: Gillian Rogerson Illustrator: Sarah McIntyre
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5-7
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You Can’t Scare a Princess
Author: Gillian Rogerson Illustrator: Sarah McIntyre
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 5-7
Princess Spaghetti is trying to teach her dad, the King, to rollerskate, when pirates sail into the Royal Moat. The second book in…
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