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title: "How I Became a Pirate"
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# How I Became a Pirate

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desertcart.com: How I Became a Pirate: 9780152018481: Long, Melinda, Shannon, David: Books

Review: Ahoy! Beware of Grand Adventure Ahead! - 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).
Review: Great story - I love this book, second time I’ve purchased it. I love the sound effects of the pirates, it makes the book fun to read with children. It’s a short, but not too short, of a story and the illustrations are awesome.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0152018484 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #24,705 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,231) |
| Dimensions  | 8.5 x 0.69 x 11 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| Grade level  | Preschool - 3 |
| ISBN-10  | 9780152018481 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0152018481 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | How I Became A Pirate |
| Print length  | 44 pages |
| Publication date  | September 1, 2003 |
| Publisher  | Harcourt, Inc. |
| Reading age  | 3 - 6 years, from customers |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ahoy! Beware of Grand Adventure Ahead!
*by A***I on November 9, 2004*

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).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great story
*by L***A on June 27, 2024*

I love this book, second time I’ve purchased it. I love the sound effects of the pirates, it makes the book fun to read with children. It’s a short, but not too short, of a story and the illustrations are awesome.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great illustrations and totally entertaining story
*by S***N on September 27, 2007*

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!

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*Last updated: 2026-03-03*