Pirates Don't Change Diapers [Paperback]

Melinda Long (Author), David Shannon (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2008

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up When the pirate crew turns up at Jeremy Jacob's house and accidentally wakes his baby sister, that wee scallywag howls louder than a storm on the high seas. Sure, there's buried treasure to be found, but nobody's digging up anything until Bonney Anne quits her caterwauling. So, quicker than you can say "scurvy dog," Braid Beard and his swashbuckling pirates become . . . babysitters? Blimey! This hilarious companion to How I Became a Pirate reveals that minding the nursery can be even more terrifying than walking the plank--especially if you're a pirate.

Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.; 1st edition (2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0545081068
• ISBN-13: 978-0545081061
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #511,161 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

MELINDA LONG is a teacher and the author of the award-winning bestseller How I Became a Pirate. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Silly adventure any kid would love, March 3, 2007

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pirates Don't Change Diapers (Hardcover)

Jeremy Jacob was wondering what to buy his mother for her birthday. He had twenty-seven cents. Then he heard a knock on the door. When he looked through peephole he discovered his pirate friends. The pirate's ship ran aground on a coral reef, and they need the treasure buried in Jeremy's backyard to pay to have the ship fixed.

But Jeremy's baby sister woke up, which was not a surprise with all the pirate howling going on, and before the treasure can be dug up, the baby must be cared for. Braid Beard and his pirates become babysitters. They learn that caring for a baby can be hard work. But that hard work also helped Jeremy with his mother's birthday gift.

How I Became a Pirate is one of my favorite books for children. And Pirates Don't Change Diapers is just as much fun. The story is silly and filled with adventure, and the illustrations are colorful and exciting.

Armchair Interviews says: Pirates Don't Change Diapers is a winner for both boys and girls. It will become a favorite.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!, May 5, 2007

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Mathew A. Shember (Cupertino, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pirates Don't Change Diapers (Hardcover)

We don't have "How I became a pirate" yet. For some reason I thought this was it. Anyway, the book is fun and my 6 year old likes it for a bed time story. Everyday for a week so far.

I found the story is not really dependent on the first book. Basically, the pirates pay a visit to retrieve their buried treasure from Jeremy Jacob's yard after their ship runs aground. They need money to fix it.

But before they can dig it up; they have to help babysit Jeremy Jacob's little sister. But as Captain Braid Beard says "Babysit? Pirates don't sit on babies!"

The art work really makes the story fun and my little girl usually takes the book so she can look at the pictures.

Now we just have to pick up the first book!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pirates, May 13, 2007

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Charles Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pirates Don't Change Diapers (Hardcover)

This book is fantastic! It is full of imagination. Both my husband, and I love reading this book to our little one.