The Pirate Children introduces the reader to the world of Lizzie & Jim, in a fishing village a few centuries ago. It is a world very different from today, but as we get to know them, we learn the really important things, love, family, community and helping others, do not change.The Pirate Children started out as a series of paintings and was written as if the artist was telling the story of each picture to her grand children.The Pirate Children is an ideal book for children ages 6-10 who are beginning to read for themselves or an enjoyable read by parents and grandparents at story time.