Books like Pirates Don't Change Diapers
By Melinda Long
For the kid who thinks pirates and babies are equally wild and unpredictable, this book proves that a crew of swashbucklers is no match for one howling baby sister. Rowdy, silly, and swaggering, with a comic undercurrent of pirates way out of their depth.
Bored with ordinary weather, a king orders his royal magicians to invent something new to fall from the sky — and gets a sticky green goo called Oobleck that soon overwhelms his entire kingdom.
A fun-loving king climbs into his bathtub and simply refuses to get out, no matter who arrives to plead with him to come rule his kingdom.
A devoted family dog is left in charge of the baby for an afternoon, and what unfolds between them is captured entirely through wordless, expressive pictures.
A girl and her mummy are just sitting down to tea when the doorbell rings, and a big furry, stripy tiger walks in and eats and drinks everything in the house.
A young princess falls ill and declares she'll only get better if she has the moon, sending the king's wisest advisors scrambling until the court jester finds an answer no one else thought to try.
A boy wakes up one morning shrunk to the size of a mouse, and has to handle everyday chores — making his bed, brushing his teeth, watching his baby brother — at a tiny scale, cat included.
A witch and her cat fly happily on a broomstick until the wind blows away her hat, bow, and wand — and the animals who return them all want a ride, leaving no room to spare when a hungry dragon attacks.
An old woman known for her magic entrusts her helper with an everfull pasta pot but not its secret verse, so he sets it going alone — and can't make it stop.
A terrible king cares only about his own handsome face while his kingdom crumbles around him, until his fed-up subjects hatch a plan involving a mustache.
A gentle household cat takes on the job of watching the baby every day — until one morning he wakes up wild, pouncy, and full of mischief instead.
A girl named Cordelia hosts a proper tea party with her brother, but their guest of honor is a T-Rex whose manners turn out to be more Cretaceous than gracious.
