in French. We've since added a bunch of pirate-themed books to our collection. The slideshow has tons more pirate books, but I thought I would highlight just a few of our favorites. Check them and hopefully find a couple new books for your little one.Pirate Potty
- We just got this book from CJ's older cousin and it is our new bedtime favorite. It is an adorable potty-themed book for your potty training toddler. If you buy it new it comes with a reward chart and stickers, but ours didn't.Pirates!
- This is a cute little introduction to pirates for your little one. It is a board book so your baby can chew on it and it will be no worse for the wear.Pirates Go to School
- Did you know pirates and parrots have to go to school? You and your kid can explore all the ways that pirates learn math and science and how they celebrate recess.That's Not My Pirate
- This was one of my favorites from when CJ was a baby. It is one of those touchy-feely books with the different textures for your baby to feel. CJ used to love it and chew on it.Pirate Pete's Talk Like a Pirate
- Pirate Pete is interviewing a new crew, and everyone gets the boot! Will he ever find anyone to help him crew his pirate ship? This hilarious rhyming story will crack your kiddo up. It is a sequel, but I haven't read the first one, Pirate Pete
.Do Pirates Take Baths?
- An adorable look into the private lives of pirates. Do they take baths? Turns out that when they get especially stinky, the just jump right into the sea. You can get your kid to the same next time you go to the beach.Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC
- A pirate crew has to pillage the entire alphabet or else they'll have to walk the plank. I love this addition to our ABC books. All the pirates are different animals and the illustrations are adorable.How I Became a Pirate
& Pirates Don't Change Diapers
& Pirates Activity Book
- I love these ones. How I Became a Pirate was the first pirate book we bought for CJ. We have it in English and French. It is adorable and hilarious. It is all about a pirate who joins a gang of pirates while his mom is busy with the baby. I love the illustrations.The Great Pirate Activity Book
- We just got this one so we haven't explored it completely, but it has some adorable piratical activities to do with your little ones. Some of the reviews say it is geared more towards older kids, so you might want to check it out at the library before you buy it.The Pirate Primer: Mastering the Language of Swashbucklers and Rogues
- This one isn't for kids, but it is a must-have for any moms and dads who are raising their own swashbuckling renegade.Port Side Pirates
- I got this one from Barefoot Books and CJ looooves it. It comes with a musical CD of the Portside Pirates song. You can watch the video here. Once you watch it, your kiddo will demand you play it for them over and over again. You'll never be able to read the book without singing it. It also has some of the most beautiful and child-like illustrations that I've ever seen a kid's book. This is probably my personal pirate favorite.Does your little one have a favorite pirate book? Which one?
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by Wong Yee - I ADORE the illustrations in this book. It is so freaking cute. I can't get enough of it. Follow a little girl as she goes about a hot summer day trying to keep cool. Then at night as the breeze comes, she notices all the little creatures that come out of hiding. Finally, she drifts off into a peaceful sleep and dreams about the rest of her summer. This is a good one to read as a bedtime story.
by Nina Crews - This book reminds me of the lyrics "Hot town, summer in the city, back of my neck getting dirty and gritty". It follows a little girl on one really hot summer day in the city. The illustrations are pictures of ways of getting cool in the city, with the little girl super-imposed on top.
by Bob Raczka - This is another summer book that feels like summer. The illustrations are soft and bright and playful. It has simple but fun rhyming text to go along with the fun summer images. The words describe all of the great things that your child can see and do during the summer. At the end is a recipe for making some delicious ice pops.
by Alyssa Capucilli - We love Biscuit in our house. He's super adorable and gets into a lot of cute mischief. Read along as he discovers sand, seashells, and waves all for the first time. This could be fun to take and read at the beach. Then you can go explore and find all the things that Biscuit found.
by Karel Hayes - While the title sounds to me like a horror movie, this is actually a really cute kid's book. Like its prequel 
, the book is about a family of bears who have moved in with a human family. This time they are living in a summer cottage. The bears enjoy cottage life while trying to hide themselves from their human hosts. Funny story with great illustrations.
by Cicely Mary Barker - I think every little girl should have a few of the Flower Fairies books. There is one for every season. They were first published in the early 1900's and are now being re-released to go along with the popular 
. Each book has a series of poems about the different fairies of the season along with gorgeous watercolor illustrations. If you've ever seen illustrations of fairies, you've probably seen some from Barker. Hers are the most vibrant and well known. They were EXTREMELY popular when they were released and I'm glad they are back. You will love the illustrations in this book I promise. Here's my favorite, the lilac fairy.
by Bruce Degen - This book is really hard to find for some reason. It is one of CJ's favorites. We read it at least twice a week. It is great for any time it is growing season. A boy and a bear go searching for berries. They find them everywhere and eat them all day long. The author has a little tidbit in the beginning about how much he loved berry picking as a child and wanted to share that feeling with the book. He does a wonderful job of conveying that with the rhyming words and illustrations.
by Ned Young - A snowstorm in the summer?! How in the world does that happen? Well, Zoomer the dog was making snowcones when ... well, you'll just have to read it and find out! Hilarious illustrations with this really silly story will make this a hit with your kids.
by Lauren Thompson - Beautifully illustrated, this is the story a young mouse who is planning a summer picnic. The words make you feel summer in an amazing way. The writing is extremely vivid and the illustrations are wonderful. There are a few other Mouse books but this is the only one we have so far.