How Not To Be a Pirate: The Trouble with Curses

Authors: Jenny Pearson & Paula Bowles

For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 | Interest age: from c 8 years | Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage) | Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage) | History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage) | People & places (Children's / Teenage) | Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage) | Personal & social issues: self-awareness & self-esteem (Children's / Teenage)

Published on 13^th August 2026 by Usborne Publishing Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of the 'How Not To Be a Pirate' series.

Paperback / softback | 304 pages
186mm x 130mm | 232g

"THIS BOOK IS SERIOUSLY FUNNY!!!" Phil Earle, author of Finn's Epic FailsGet ready to set sail on a hilarious new swashbuckling adventure series from bestselling and award-winning author, Jenny Pearson. Perfect for fans of How to Train Your Dragon.

Wilbur doesn't believe he's destined to be a great pirate. He hates heights, gets seasick and is too scared to fire a cannon.

But Wilbur, together with shipmates Ellie and Gilbert, is taking his Level One Pirate Grading. They're in a race to find the greatest treasure of all: one of the legendary Jewels of the Sea. How's he ever going to win?With cursed treasure, rival crews, cannon-blasting battles and booby-trapped islands, danger is never far away. Can Wilbur survive the storm and become the pirate he's meant to be?