Pirates Don't Change Diapers

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 show more 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. show less

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.

"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 show more 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. show less

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 show more 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. show less

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.

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!

Jeremy Jacob's mother tells him to take care of his little sister while she goes out for a bit. But, lo and behold, his old pirate friends knock on the door and are ready to dig for the treasure that is buried in Jeremy's backyard. However, they are a loud bunch and soon wake the baby. They can't go treasure hunting until the baby is happy, so these unrefined pirates must learn to change diapers, feed the baby, and rock her to sleep. When she is happy and they are ready to search for the treasure, they realize that she has eaten part of the map! Luckily, Bonney Anne is a smart baby who has chewed the map into an 'X' and marked the spot with it. Jeremy and the pirates find the treasure, a green necklace, and Jeremy wraps it up for his show more mother for her birthday. show less