Read-alikes and related books

Books like The Pirate Pig

24 books recommended for fans of The Pirate Pig by Cornelia Funke, tied together by themes of Pigs, Pirates, Science & Nature, and Humorous Stories.

Pigs Pirates Science & Nature Humorous Stories Animals Action & Adventure Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to The Pirate Pig

Titles selected for shared themes, overlapping readership, and similar literary appeal.

The Problim Children: Island in the Stars

Natalie Lloyd

Themes: Pigs • Pirates • Humorous Stories

Bernard Pepperlin

Cara Hoffman

Themes: Pigs • Pirates • Humorous Stories

Zahrah the Windseeker

Nnedi Okorafor

Themes: Pirates • Science & Nature • Humorous Stories

Rufus Goes to Sea

Kim T. Griswell

Themes: Pigs • Pirates • Animals

The Pirate and the Pig

Frank Rodgers

Themes: Pigs • Pirates • Animals

Pignic

Matt Phelan

Themes: Pigs • Science & Nature • Humorous Stories

The Ship of Lost Souls

Rachelle Delaney

Themes: Pirates • Science & Nature • Humorous Stories

Attack of the Jack!

R. L. Stine

Themes: Pirates • Science & Nature • Humorous Stories

Tuesday

David Wiesner

Themes: Pigs • Science & Nature • Animals

#10

Endling #3: the Only

Katherine Applegate

Themes: Pirates • Science & Nature • Animals

#11

Wind Riders #2: Search for the Scarlet Macaws

Jen Marlin

Themes: Pirates • Science & Nature • Animals

#12

The Endangereds

Philippe Cousteau

Themes: Pirates • Science & Nature • Animals

#13

Harold’s Treasure Hunt

Crockett Johnson

Themes: Pirates • Science & Nature • Animals

#14

Another Quest for Celeste

Henry Cole

Themes: Pigs • Science & Nature • Animals

#15

The Race to Hornswaggle Rock

Ruth Quayle

Themes: Pirates • Humorous Stories • Animals

#16

Mercy Watson Something Wonky this Way Comes

Kate DiCamillo

Themes: Pigs • Humorous Stories • Animals

#17

Skeleton Crew

Allan Ahlberg

Themes: Pirates • Humorous Stories • Animals

#18

The Year of the Pig Tales from the Chinese Zodiac

Oliver Chin

Themes: Pigs • Humorous Stories • Animals

#19

Tough Boris

Mem Fox

Themes: Pirates • Humorous Stories • Animals

#20

Adventures of a Cat-Whiskered Girl

Daniel M. Pinkwater

Themes: Pirates • Humorous Stories • Animals

#21

How to be a Pirate

Cressida Cowell

Themes: Pirates • Humorous Stories • Animals

#22

Sir Charlie Stinkysocks and the Really B

Kristina Stephenson

Themes: Pirates • Humorous Stories • Animals

#23

Mega Mouse

Séverine Vidal

Themes: Pigs • Humorous Stories • Animals

#24

Sheep on a Ship

Nancy E. Shaw

Themes: Pirates • Humorous Stories • Animals

If The Pirate Pig by Cornelia Funke is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Pigs, Pirates, Science & Nature and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Natalie Lloyd, Cara Hoffman, Nnedi Okorafor, Kim T. Griswell, and others.