Story Pirates

Lee explores an alternate reality where the Story Pirates never existed. Featuring two new stories: “Waffles”, a story about a girl with a mysterious vendetta against everyone’s favorite breakfast food, written by Sophia, an 8 year old from New York, and “Belinda the Bobble”, a story about a ponytail holder that defuses an ancient feud, written by a 9 year old from the UK named Imani. 

We’ve teamed up with Rhett and Link from Good Mythical Morning for a special story contest to celebrate their new book: Spaghetti Head & Chicken Fingers. To find out more and submit your kids’ stories, visit storypirates.com/mythical

The Story Pirates 2026 tour continues! Get tickets at storypirates.com/live

May 16 - Portsmouth, NH

May 17 - Medford, MA

June 13 - Ridgefield, CT

June 27 and 28 - North Adams, MA

Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube

Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story

Check out Story Quest, our in-school digital creative writing program, at storypirates.com/about-story-quest

Learn about Story Love, our corporate volunteer program, at storypirateschangemakers.org/story-love

The Story Pirates visit a roadside cherry stand with a strange proprietor (Hari Kondabolu). Featuring two new stories: “Hair Hospital”, a song about a place where you can receive both health care and hair care, written by two friends from California named Aviva and June, and “The Real Reason Why Dinosaurs Went Extinct”, a story about a bunch of scientists who don’t know their facts and end up in a pit full of spicy stuff as a result, written by an 11 year old from Germany named Fritz. 

The Story Pirates 2026 tour continues! Get tickets at storypirates.com/live

May 16 - Portsmouth, NH

May 17 - Medford, MA

June 13 - Ridgefield, CT

June 27 and 28 - North Adams, MA

Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube

Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story

Check out Story Quest, our in-school digital creative writing program, at storypirates.com/about-story-quest

Learn about Story Love, our corporate volunteer program, at storypirateschangemakers.org/story-love

Welcome back to Deep Cuts, a celebration of our favorite, funniest and weirdest stories from the archives. This week we have three stories about space, including "The Squirrel Astronaut”, “Space Llama” and “Anti-Body Man”.

Rolo and Baby With a Mustache make funny bumper stickers. Featuring two new stories: “The Attack of the Dino Nuggets”, a story about a magic juice box that causes everyone’s favorite lunch food to grow huge, written by Zach, a 12 year old from Colorado, and “The Case of the Missing Art”, a story a museum heist with a twist that you have to hear to believe, written by an 8 year old from Washington, D.C. named Nigel. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love. 

The Story Pirates 2026 tour starts next week! Get tickets at storypirates.com/live

May 2 - Munhall, PA

May 3 - Cincinnati, OH

May 16 - Portsmouth, NH

May 17 - Medford, MA

June 13 - Ridgefield, CT

June 27 and 28 - North Adams, MA

Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube

Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story

Check out Story Quest, our in-school digital creative writing program, at storypirates.com/about-story-quest

Learn about Story Love, our corporate volunteer program, at storypirateschangemakers.org/story-love

Rolo and Baby With a Mustache make funny bumper stickers. Featuring two new stories: “The Attack of the Dino Nuggets”, a story about a magic juice box that causes everyone’s favorite lunch food to grow huge, written by Zach, a 12 year old from Colorado, and “The Case of the Missing Art”, a story a museum heist with a twist that you have to hear to believe, written by an 8 year old from Washington, D.C. named Nigel. Peter and Lee also read more stories written by kids in the latest installment of Story Love.
The Story Pirates 2026 tour starts next week! Get tickets at storypirates.com/live
May 2 - Munhall, PA
May 3 - Cincinnati, OH
May 16 - Portsmouth, NH
May 17 - Medford, MA
June 13 - Ridgefield, CT
June 27 and 28 - North Adams, MA
Check out a longer, more awesome version of Story Love on YouTube
Submit kids’ stories at storypirates.com/submit-a-story
Check out Story Quest, our in-school digital creative writing program, at storypirates.com/about-story-quest
Learn about Story Love, our corporate volunteer program, at storypirateschangemakers.org/story-love
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