Pirates Don't Change Diapers

Written by Melinda Long

Narrated by Johnny Heller

Melinda Long's How I Became a Pirate was a New York Times best-seller, a Book Sense Book of the Year, and a Parents' Choice Gold Award winner. In this humorous sequel Jeremy Jacob is babysitting his infant sister when his old pirate friends come a-knocking. They want the treasure stashed in the backyard, but Jeremy will only help if the pirates take care of Bonney Anne. And sure enough, she needs a diaper change. ".a crew of eye-patched, hook-handed knaves faces the challenge of diverting an unhappy toddler in this hilariously helter-skelter follow-up."-Kirkus Reviews

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Feb 28, 2008
• ISBN: 9781449800840

Melinda Long

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

Reviews for Pirates Don't Change Diapers

[cubsfan3410 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I love the "pirate books" Ms Long has written. This one was yet another cute one.

[willow_74 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is such a cute story. We recommend it for boys and girls. If you like pirate stories it is a must. If you like adventure and creativity then it is a great pick.

[jpemmrich5 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

David Shannon has a unique style of illustration. This is the swashbuckling adventures of rowdy pirates looking for a treasure map and learning to change diapers. Lots of wonderful pirate lingo and detailed pictures. This book is very visually appealing as all David Shannon books are!

[ccampeaux · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a cute book if you have some children taking things for granite. This book has very colorful pictures and they also are very detailed.

[jennaj-2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Summary - When Jeremy is put in charge of his baby sister the Pirates show up and wake his little sister up. When they are suppose to be looking for treasure they have to instead get baby to quit crying. Personal Reaction - I like this book it was interesting and funny. You do have to be quiet when watching a baby that's for sure. Classroom Extension Ideas - 1. Practice being quiet.2. Act like your looking for treasure.

[kbesaw-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

When Jeremy Jacob is put in charge of his little sister he was not expecting much. That is until the pirate crew shows up at his house and wakes his sister causing a whirlwind of chaos. The pirates came in search of treasure but no treasure can be found until Bonney Anne is quietly sleeping. Who knew pirates could have so much fun babysitting?

[lmeza-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

My daughter and I liked this book; I think she liked it because she is into pirates, among other things. And we could also relate with the diapers and food. The illustrations were a little too intense, but I will give it 5 stars for keeping my daughter's attention up.

[brittasorensen · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

In this book, the pirates that Jeremy has met before come back looking for treasure and wake up his baby sister. They then have to work to take care of it, to hilarious effect.David Shannon's books always connect so well with children. The cartoonish illustrations are rich with hilarious detail. Perspective is often used to zoom in on something funny, like the babies diaper or wailing mouth. The dialogue is funny and the situations enjoyable. I think this is a great book to show story map or story grammar and to engage children in reading.

[msittig-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The art in this book is engaging and brilliant! A little boy named Jeremy was babysitting while his mother stepped away and his father took a nap, When out of no where Captain Braid Beard and his crew rang his door bell looking for their treasure.All of their loud chattering and chanting wakes up their baby sister. Jeremy asks the pirates to help him babysit to keep the baby happy so she doesn't cry. Things get interesting as the pirates learn to change diapers, feed, and rock a baby.

[lindseyb12 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is an adventurous story that captures the mixture between a little boys imagination and real-life circumstances of watching his younger sister. The illustrations are very vivid and captivating. This is a great book to share with young children to spark creativity, especially if the reader can use his/her best pirate voice! :)

[dlow_54 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book is very cute. The topic focuses on pirates, other stories from this same author also feature pirates. Pirates is a popular theme for children and this book could be used in pirate lessons. I would mainly use this book for a read aloud in any grade preschool to fifth grade. It could be used for older grades, but I teach in elementary so that is the gave bracket that I feel this book fits best.

[parkerthompson_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Summary: Jeremy Jacobs is left incharge of babysitting his baby sister when Braided Beard shows up looking for a treasure map and end up helping babysit the baby. Personal Reaction: I truly enjoy this book and the others in the series. I love reading with my children as well as my class! So much fun getting to talk in a pirate voice! Classroom Extention: As the teacher I would set up a treasure hunt I would put "piratey" things in the dramatic play area Make treasure maps

[attebb · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A really cute and funny story about Jeremy Jacobs who is asked by his mom to watch his baby sister while she goes out. Right when his mother leaves, his pirate friends show up requesting the treasure map so they can find the treasure in his backyard. Before they can get to the treasure, his baby sister wakes up and Jeremy and the pirates have to change her diaper and put her back to sleep. Just as they think they have Jeremy's sister fast asleep, they find the map is missing and that the sister ate part of the map. Fortunately Jeremy is able to save the day and get a birthday present for his mom's birthday out of the treasure hunting. I really enjoyed the pirate language and the humor of the "manly" pirates trying to take care of a baby. It was a silly story filled with adventure and fantastic illustrations of the pirates. The chorus of Braided Beard's pirates also added to the humor. Plus some of the vocabulary would be good to discuss with little ones like mutineer, jig or caterwauled.

[christyfitch · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Summary: Jeremy Jacob was trying to figure out what he could get his mother for her birthday with twenty-seven cents, when his mother anounced that she had to go to the store. She told him that his dad was asleep and he needed to watch the baby until she returned. Right after his mother left Jeremy's old pirate friends showed up. They were there to retrieve the treasure they hid in his backyard. Before they could get the treasure the baby woke up. The pirates had to help babysit. They had to change her diaper, feed her, and fianlly rock her back to sleep, befor they could dig up the treasure. Once she was asleep they looked for the treasure map, so they could dig up the treasure. They looked everywere and couldn't find it! They went outside and found the baby sitting under a tree with a half eaten map. The part that was left showed exactly where the treasure was, so they dug it up. The pirates allowed Jeremy to choose anything he wanted from the treasure box. He chose a green necklace for his mothers birthday present.Personal Reaction:This book is wonderful! I know that students will love watching the pirates take care of the baby. It is nice to see how Jeremy chose a gift for his mother and not himself.Classroom Extension Ideas:1. The students can make eyepatches and pretend to be pirates.2. They students can make there own treasure maps that show where something special to them could be located.

[dawnfires · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Summary:Jeremy Jacob has been asked by his mother to watch over his baby sitter, but when his old Pirate friends return they start to cause a little trouble and ruckus. The pirates disturb Bonney Anne and wake her up, and before the pirates can find treasure they have to take care of Bonney Anne and change her diaper.Personal Reaction:This book is one the greatest books for any little boy's imagination. The pictures are wonderful to look at and while you are reading the story it truly comes to life. Classroom Extension Ideas: 1. If the class room was talking about sea week, you could bring talk about the pirates in the story and confirm that pirates are real but its fun to make magical stories with them. 2. If you were talking about about how to be a responsible older brother/sister, this book would be helpful since Jeremy Jacob with Bonney Anne.

[runner_roader · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Vibrant colors fill the pages of this humorous story about pirates dropping in on Jeremy Jacob's when their ship runs ashore. The pirates are looking to dig up their buried treasure, but first they must take care of Bonnie Anne, Jeremy's baby sister. Being pirates, they don't know much about babies, since "Pirates don't sit on babies!" I like the echoes from the crew that follow Captain Braid Beard throughout the story. The illustrations big, bold, and draw the reader into the story. Funny, but also a great story on caring for loved ones.

[asomers_8 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is a fun follow up to Melinda Long's How I Became a Pirate. It would be great to use as a readers' theatre script. The pictures are hysterical. I want to be a piret just so I can say things like " Up yonder pole" and" Aargh!".

[dangerlibearian · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Again, pure awesomeness-I think funnier than the first.

[sunnyburke · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The wonderful sequel to How I Became A Pirate...whcih is one of my personal favorites! I like how this picture book takes those dirty, salty, grimey pirates and puts them in the role of baby sitter for a while! It is really funny to see them out of their element, which is dfferent form the first book where the boy was out of his element. I also liked how they tied in the buired treasure from the first book into this book as well. It makes it a true sequel that is lots of fun to read...especially if you use a pirate voice!

[sriches_3 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

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.

[judychadwick · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a story about a boy who is obsessed with pirates. When his pirate buddies come over to look for buried treasure, they end up helping him take care of his baby sister. She turns out to be more than a handful for them.

[mrs9mackey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

"Pirates Don't Change Diapers" is a book that goes along with the book "How I Became a Pirate." You don't have to read "How I Became a Pirate" in order to enjoy this book. Reading "How I became a Pirate" would just give you a little more background information. "Pirates Don't Change Diapers" is a book about a boy who wants to get his mother a birthday present and doesn't know what to get. The pirates show up at his doorstep while his mother is out and his father is napping. He is in charge of babysitting his little sister at this time. When the pirates wake up his little sister from her nap, they attempt to change her diaper. The pirates are at the boy's house looking for treasure that they have buried. They cannot look for the treasure until the boy's little sister goes back to sleep. Once the little sister goes to sleep they realize they can't locate their map. In the end the little sister ends up with the map as well as helping them locate the treasure. The boy finds his mother the perfect birthday present in the buried treasure box. I personally enjoyed this book. The illustrations were great. I loved how the illustrator showed everyone's frustration with caring for the little sister. The one where they are attempting to change her diaper is pretty cute and humorous. This book was a light hearted story that included pirates and buried treasure. Ideas for the classroom would include having my students draw their own treasure maps. Either that, or I would seperate the students into groups and give them all a map that I have drawn and have them try and locate a buried treasure. I would have a different map for each group so that everyone would find buried treasure. Buried treasure would include things such as passes to the library, one homework free afternoon, candy, stickers, etc.

[kirkonly · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a book about a boy who wants to buy his mom a birthday present, but gets stuck babysitting. however he is not alone. His friends (pirates) come to help him! A great story aobut trying to find treasure and babysit at the same time.As a student this book was amazing!!! The illustrations were vintage D. Shannon! The story made me laugh through and through!!! Highly recommendedAs a teacher this is a great book to read aloud!! My students will love the story and the illustrations! A lesson that i can use this with would include reading this and then having my students write a pirate story of their own.

[katrinafroelich · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a hysterical tale of pirates attempting to calm and cuddle a temperamental baby. The illustrations a re so vivid and capture wonderfully rich details and expressions. Wonderfully humorous for children and adults, the captivating story is honest and sparks the imagination.

[the_hag · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a follow up book to How I Became a Pirate and is equally charming, fun, and well...very pirate-y. With easy to read text, lots of pirate talk, and detailed yet outrageously funny illustrations this book is a sure fire charmer! In Pirates Don't Change Diapers we rejoin Jeremy Jacob who is trying to figure out what to get his mother for her birthday with his 27 cents when there is a sudden knock at the door. With his mother gone out for milk and his father napping (along with his baby sister Bonney Anne) he's surprised, but delighted to see none other than Braid Beard and His Crew. They need to replace their figurehead, so naturally they need Jeremy's help in digging up their treasure (buried in the first book). Unfortunately all their pirate antics (mostly yelling out pirate-y things like TREASURE) wake Jeremy's baby sister. With young Bonney Anne awake and bawling her brains out, the pirates must help young Jeremy placate her before he can help them find their treasure. Naturally, pirates are not natural babysitters (NO SITTING ON BABIES, they declare), but sitters they become none-the-less. The read is worth it alone for the pictures of pirates trying to change diapers, the wee Bonney Anne's pirate kerchief improvised diaper, the strained spinach, and the cat...that poor cat (check out the diaper scene picture closely, there is a lot to enjoy there)! In the end, readers will be eager to discover is the pirates ever get Bonney Anne to sleep (ROCK ON) and find their treasure...and will Jeremy ever figure out what to get his mom for her birthday. Totally fun, totally charming...your young readers will love this story to pieces (of pirate gold)! Recommend for ages 4-8...I think it would work best as a read aloud, but also believe that it would make fine reading material for emerging readers. Either way, it's sure to be a hit! I give it five stars.