My Father and the Pirates is a story told by a six year old boy about an adventure his father had when he was a young boy. This exciting event was filled with pirates, treasure chests, sailing ships, and danger And it all happened to the six year old's father when he was very little. The boy tells how his father was captured by pirates, and how he outwitted the dangerous Captain Bones. It is a story that every boy or girl can imagine his own father living. The target audience for My Father and the Pirates: all youngsters between six and ten years old.