Captain Pike discovers that looking after a baby isn't quite as easy as he thought in this crazy piratical mix of cutlasses and lullabies, treasure maps and nappies. But when Captain Whitebeard and his crew attack the ship, it turns out some pirates have a soft spot for babies . . . and at last Captain Pike learns how to cope with his offspring.

With a story to really make children giggle and bright, colourful illustrations bursting with energy and comic detail from an exciting new artist, these pirates are hard to resist!

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2005 by Pan Macmillan .

Marjorie Newman is the author of Boswell the Kitchen Cat , Just Like You Did , and Mole and the baby Bird . Peter Bowman is the author of Teddy's Christmas and the Tiny Ted series. Discover more about Kate and Mariella at www. katepankhurst. com, and follow Kate on twitter @KateIsDrawing for all the latest updates.