The Pirates' Code

As a child, did you ever experience bullying? The Pirates’ Code presents a bullying challenge that is answered in an unusual way. Bullies succeed because they know how to recruit. What if we could arm children with a way to recruit friends? What is the ‘code’? Check inside to see how one child wins friends who stick together to overcome bullies with kindness.

Included are eight tips for preventing bullying by Irene van der Zande, a child development expert and the team at Kidpower International (Kidpower.org).

Susan Gibbons-Wolf is a freelance writer and author of the award-winning picture book P.S. Boats, Around Puget Sound. She studied creative writing at the University of Washington and is a trained public information officer. Teaching children for more than 40 years and working in public service has given her perspective of what children want: vivid illustrations, engaging text, heartfelt messages, and worthy subjects. She is the mother of three, grandmother of four, and lives with her husband on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA.