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
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"This book has good points of interaction for the children to chime in with. It uses lots of fun pirate lingo, has engaging pictures, and a funny story line. Children love to imagine and dress up. This book would be good to act out or just read to a large group and have them participate and "be the pirates" int he book."
— Kristen (4 out of 5 stars)
" Very funny book. Lots of giggles when read to a group of young pirates! "
— Sherrie, 2/9/2014" A fun read! Was always one of Tony's favorites when he was younger. "
— Brenda, 2/1/2014" Fun Story with Great Pictures "
— Sarah, 1/31/2014" My daughter (2 yrs old) absolutely adores this book! "
— Mary, 1/1/2014" My girls love this book. Daddy adds some funny voices and the store is so imaginative they ask for it every night. Very fun! "
— Dawn, 12/31/2013" wow i don't know how to talk like a pirate...some of these words were crazy and I fumbled with the Braid Beard a few times. However I love a good pirate story and O loved the shouting that I did. "
— Bree, 12/25/2013" The sequel to "How I Became a Pirate". The pirates show up to find the treasure they buried in the boys back yard and end up helping him babysit his baby sister. "
— Graceann, 12/25/2013" I read this book during my ALD class during our maps unit. After I read this story we all made our own treasure map! "
— Katie, 12/21/2013" The date should actually be multiple dates, as my son loves to have me read this book to him. Especially appropriate with National Talk Like a Pirate Day coming up on September 19. "
— Scott, 12/17/2013" Hilarious! Especially when read with a irate accent. "
— Adrianne, 12/14/2013" This will make an awesome story time book! The pirate speech is so much fun! ARRGGGHH!!!! "
— Suzanne, 11/8/2013" I'm not going to lie; my mom bought this for my husband, who had delusions of piracy as a 21-year-old college drunkard. Pirates will definitely change diapers when we have our kids. "
— Jessica, 10/25/2013" Love these illustrations. Fun to read and even more fun to listen to someone else read--especially if they do good pirate impersonations. "
— Ronda, 10/5/2013" This is a great book to extend a childs imagination. I believe this is a fun read for a parent and child. The colorful and funny illustrations make this book easy to get engaged in. The text could also be used in the classroom to potray a type of craft to a classroom. "
— Alison, 8/30/2013" This funny story is a companion to "How I Became a Pirate" and we just love reading it!!! Wonder what will happen next with Braid Beard and Jeremy Jacob! "
— Pauline, 6/30/2013" similar in format to the original how to be a pirate, so its a good read aloud for kids, its pretty funny how the baby gets control of the situation "
— Theresa, 2/27/2013" The story is hilarious and the illustrations are amazing. Very cute book for children. This is fun to read as a follow up to How I Became a Pirate by the same author. "
— Dee, 12/27/2012" Tons of fun. The story's adorable and David Shannon's illustrations really shine here -- I read a review that called them "gleefully madcap," which is just about right. "
— Allison, 9/24/2012" Hilarious and fun to read with great illustrations that really add to the humor. One of those that is easy to re-read and enjoyable even after multiple re-readings. "
— Cheryl/Aradanryl, 9/6/2012" The pictures in this book are very engaging. I would say this book would be good for a second or third grader. It follows Jeremy Jacob on an adventure in babysitting his younger sister with the help of his pirate friends. This book would be good to read following the book "How I became a Pirate." "
— Jessica, 9/5/2012" good for those pre-school age kids. . . "
— Teri, 8/14/2012" A cute story, especially for little pirate lovers. "
— Ben, 8/1/2012" Great Companion to first book! Love the illustrations... "
— Southernpeach, 7/10/2012" This is super fun/silly book that the kids love. The illustrations are absolutely hysterical! After reading this funny book we make our own treasure maps and share them with the class. "
— Audrey, 1/3/2012" Funny story where jeremy's the star again. This time the pirates help him take care of his baby sister and all of them find the treasure which helps Jeremy with a present for his mom "
— Paula, 12/14/2011" My boys and I loved the first book and this was another winner. The illustrations are fun, the storyline is fun and you can't go wrong with a gang of poor-mannered pirates. "
— Megz, 11/20/2011" this is the sequal to how I became a pirate, it is fun and since I had another baby caleb thinks this is even funnier! "
— Zetta, 11/5/2011" Liked the first one better. "
— Mckinley, 9/2/2011" We love this silly book about pirates helping to take care of a baby. We've read it many times over, giggling over the detailed illustrations. I especially love the cat! "
— Lisa, 8/13/2011" This book was funny. The book is even funnier if you do voices. "
— Charlotte, 6/7/2011" I love all of David Shannon's books. This one is especially funny for us to read, since we are a pirate loving family and we have lots of poopy diapers every day that need to be chagned. "
— Melissa, 4/5/2011" Another great book. Loved the first one...loved this one. "
— Christie, 4/4/2011" Captain Braid Beard and Jeremy Jacob are fast becoming our favorite characters. Funny storyline, great art and of course a perfect ending for mommy! "
— Angela, 3/28/2011" This is a great book to extend a childs imagination. I believe this is a fun read for a parent and child. The colorful and funny illustrations make this book easy to get engaged in. The text could also be used in the classroom to potray a type of craft to a classroom. "
— Alison, 1/27/2011" Cute. Fun illustrations, and the writing is pretty good, too. (Not all children's books have both.) My boys love it.<br/><br/>I thought this one was better than the first, but don't read this one without reading the first. "
— Tamra, 1/3/2011" The sequel to "How I Became a Pirate". The pirates show up to find the treasure they buried in the boys back yard and end up helping him babysit his baby sister. "
— Graceann, 12/7/2010" A lovely sequel to the first book, "How I Became a Pirate." What happens when the pirates come back to get their burried treasure and wake up Jeremy Jacob's little sister? "
— Rachel, 12/3/2010" Super fun and silly. Fantastic illustrations. Good story. Perfect gift book for any lover of storybook pirates. "
— Kristina, 11/12/2010" One of my favorite kids books. the pirates crack me up. "
— Danielle, 8/17/2010" This is a sequel to another delightful pirate book by Long. It's the latest addition to our family library and is a huge hit for both me and the kids. "
— Kimberly, 8/15/2010" My girls love this book. Daddy adds some funny voices and the store is so imaginative they ask for it every night. Very fun! "
— Dawn, 6/1/2010" What happens when a young pirate is asked to babysit little sister while mom is away and dad is taking a nap? The illustrations with their wonderfully exaggerated facial expressions will make any aged-reader laugh aloud! "
— Edna, 5/20/2010" This book was a cute sequel to "How I Became a Pirate". Like most sequels, it doesn't really live up to the original, but it's still worth picking up if you liked the first one. "
— Michelle, 4/1/2010" Creative, funny story about a boy trying to care for his younger sister with the aid of some friendly pirates. There's a prequel too, but I don't know if I've ever read it. "
— Lora, 3/31/2010" This book was funny. The book is even funnier if you do voices.<br/><br/> "
— Charlotte, 3/20/2010" Contrary to the title of the book we find out that not only do pirates change diapers but they do a whole lot more. Very cute story. Great illustrations! "
— Rachael, 3/14/2010Melinda Long, a long-time pirate fan, lives in Greenville, South Carolina with her husband, Thom, and her three spoiled dogs. She has two adult children, Cathy and Bryan. She graduated from Furman University and was a teacher for twenty-three years. Melinda loves acting, yoga, reading, and of course, writing. She really enjoys going to schools to talk to kids about reading and writing because she likes kids as much as she likes pirates. She is the winner of many awards and a number one, New York Times bestseller.
Johnny Heller, winner of numerous Earphones and Audie Awards, was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has been a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award winner from 2008 through 2013 and he has been named a top voice of 2008 and 2009 and selected as one of the Top 50 Narrators of the Twentieth Century by AudioFile magazine.