Aaarrggh! You Read to Talk (And Read) Like a Pirate?

September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day.  In honor of the upcoming holiday, here are a few of our favorite pirate stories for kids . . . .

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

Soon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust from a greedy pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote island.

Dragon's Plunder by Brad Strickland

Having been kidnapped by former pirates because of his ability to whistle up the wind, fifteen-year-old Jamie agrees to help their leader, a living corpse, find the dragon of Windrose Island.

The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones by Will Mabbitt

Mabel Jones finds herself aboard the Feroshus Maggot--a ship crewed by the strangest bunch of pirates you'd (never) want to meet. She then has to find pieces of an X-shaped puzzle that in her hands could be her ticket home, but in the hands of Captain Split, they'd give him the power to assemble a pirate militia to take over London!

The Jolly Regina by Kara LeReau

Meet Jaundice and Kale Bland, two sisters who avoid excitement at any cost. One day, the Bland sisters are kidnapped by an all-female band of pirates. They're unwillingly swept into a high-seas romp that might just lead to solving the mystery of what happened to their missing parents.

More Pirate Stories --

The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes

Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt by Megan McDonald

Lintang and the Pirate Queen by Tamara Moss

Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates by Kim Kennedy

The Mona Lisa Key by Liesl Shurtliff

Of Salt and Shore by Annet Schaap

Race to the Bottom of the Sea by Lindsay Eagar

Seven Deadly Pirates by Linda Bailey

The Story Pirates Present: Digging Up Danger by Jacqueline West

Stowaway by John David Anderson

The Twisted Claw by Franklin W. Dixon

The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones by Will Mabbitt

Have you ever picked your nose?
Have you ever picked your nose and eaten it?
Have you ever picked your nose, eaten it, and by doing so get kidnapped by pirates from a world occupied entirely by animals?

Mabel Jones has.

Now, she must work with those pirates to find the missing pieces of "X" to re-open the portal back to her world and her home.



This is a hilarious book by author Will Mabbitt, who also wrote the picture book I Can Only Draw Worms.  I would suggest listening to it on the audio narrated by British actor Toby Jones.  He uses the perfect tones of sarcasm and over-emoting that the book calls for.  I would definitely recommend this book to all kids.