Pirates Don't Change Diapers :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Pirates!

2008-05-07
I totally adored Long and Shannon's original book, and by golly this is definitely a worthy sequel! Jeremy Jones seems to be up to a fairly ordinary afternoon keeping an eye on his sleeping baby sister. But then, aye, those crazy, loveable pirates return to dig up their treasure in order to buy a new ship. But those pirates are loud and soon the baby is screaming. This has all the charm of the original book and a more organized plot that puts all these fun characters into a good, tight storyline. These scurvy sea dogs may be able to tackle the high seas, but dealing with babies is quite a challenge for them! Shannon's illustrations are as wonderful as ever and I completely fell in love with Long's new story. I hope this is the beginning of a good pirate series, because it truly is a fu

Great Big Brother book!

2008-04-28
My 4 year old son loved the first book (How I became a Pirate) so I got him the sequel recently, when our baby daughter was born. He LOVED the book and the heavy pirate lingo. The pictures, as in the first book, are beautiful. I think it's a great "big brother" gift (so much more fun than the usual "big brother" books that are out there) or birthday gift for a boy (you could also supplement with a pirate eye-patch or scarf to make the gift complete).

I dare you not to smile when you read this

2008-04-28
We don't have the first book, so I can definitely say that this book can stand on it's own merit. My 6 and 3 year old boys love this story. From the funny illustrations (just look at how many things those pirates practiced diapering) to the silly pirate greek chorus (they get to echo what Braid Beard, their captain says or what he orders them to do). The boys particularly seem to enjoy the results of the Captain's order to, "Rock on, me hearties." (Yes, there is air guitar involved, and you will laugh out loud when you seen the illustration). The utter helplessness of these poor pirates as they try to contend with babysitting Bonney Anne is charming. We have read this story several times over the past couple of months and it's as enjoyable for me as it is for them.

Wonderful book

2008-02-27
This book is hysterical! I read it aloud to my kids and they laugh every time.

Run the Jolly Roger up Yonder Pole!

2007-12-31
Great book. Love the story as well as the illustrations. I first purchased How I Became a Pirate by the same author, and glad I purchased this one also. The kids love the humorous pictures, and the story.
Good purchase.

A pirate in the house

2007-12-27

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.

Fun Book

2007-12-05
This is a fun book to read aloud. I like doing the pirate voice. If your kids love pirates(and who doesn't) they will love this book. Also, check out "How I Became a Pirate" by the same author and illustrator.

Author of "Hobo Finds A Home" editor "Of A Predatory Heart'

Great Story and Gorgeous Illustrations

2007-10-02
A sequel to "How I Became a Pirate", this is a wonderful little story. The illustrations are excellent and provide such "scope for the imagination" that my 3 1/2 year old grandson and myself made up a lot of additional stories about the various characters using the pictures as inspiration. The map included is a great jumping off place to create your own map of where you would bury your treasure in your home, backyard, playground or school. In addition, as much as my grandson loves his "baby brother" (age 9 months), I think he sympathized with all the extra commotion having a younger sibling can cause. Definitely a charming story.

Darling book for older sibling

2007-08-25
We have the first book, How I Became a Pirate, by the same author and loved it so when we saw this book we bought it. What a darling story with great art work. Our older child (four) loves it because he can relate to the storyline as our middle child (one) is in diapers. Very charming story about sibling interaction brought to you in a cute pirate adventure tale.

very pleased

2007-08-04
I was very pleased with the condition of this product, as well as the timely manner in which it was delivered. I would recommend and use this vendor again.