InthisNewYorkTimesbestsellerillustratedbyCaldecottHonor-winningillustratorDavidShannon,aboysetsoffonapirateadventure--withsurprisingresults!WhenBraidBeard’spiratecrewinvitesJeremyJacobtojointheirvoyage,hejumpsrightonboard.Buriedtreasure,seachanteys,piratecurses--whowouldn’tgoalong?SoonJeremyJacobknowsallaboutbeingapirate.Hethrowshisfoodacrossthetableandhismannerstothewind.Hehollerslikethunderandlaughsoffbedtime.It’stheheave-ho,blow-the-man-down,verybesttimeofhislife.ButthenJeremyJacobfindsoutwhatpiratesdon’tdo....CaldecottHonorillustratorDavidShannonteamsupwithMelindaLongforahilariouslookatthefinerpointsofpiratelife.Shivermetimbers--it’sapirateadventure!HowIBecameaPirateisaswashbucklingadventurewithfantasticallysillyillustrations.