Ahoy me hearties! Yesterday was International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and the perfect opportunity to celebrate all things timber shivering. We asked you to tell us about your favourite swashbuckling books, and it's a diverse bunch. From John Ryan's Captain Pugwash series to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, pirate books have proved eternally popular and cross generations with more ease than a galleon on the seven seas.
On Twitter (see below), Cressida Cowell's How to be a Pirate was a popular choice, as was Cornelia Funke and Kerstin Meyer's Pirate Girl, which tells the story of a feisty young girl called Molly who gets captured by Captain Firebrand's scurvy crew.
For more suggestions on great pirate books have a look at Justin Somper's Top 10 pirate books, and email any more suggestions to us at childrens.books@guardian.co.uk. We'll add them to this page. Savvy?
Your favourite pirate books
Damyanti:
I like Captain Abdul's Pirate School by Colin McNaughton, reviewed 4 of our favourite pirate titles on my blog: www.meanboyfriend.com/overdue_books/
