# How Not To Be a Pirate: The Trouble with Curses

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- Authors: [Jenny Pearson](https://www.bookquiver.com/jenny-pearson)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2026-08-01
- Genres: Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories

## Description

" 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, stunningly illustrated in two-colour by Paula Bowles. 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?

## Editions

### How Not To Be a Pirate: The Trouble with Curses

- Publisher: usborne
- ISBN: 978-18-3540-096-8
- Pages: 304
- Published: 2026-08-01
- Language: en_GB