I just read a great book to my two boys.  It is called Small Saul by Ashley Spires.

We borrowed it from the local library near my parents house on Mayne Island.   Small Saul is not an ordinary pirate.  He has his own way of doing his pirate duties including redecorating the pirates’ sleeping quarters and baking cakes for dessert.

After Saul is thrown overboard the pirates realize what a treasure he is.  They quickly sail back to bring him aboard.  My boys loved this book so much that I searched the internet for some more information on the author/illustrator Ashley Spires.  I found her website and read that she is Canadian and was born in British Columbia.  I wonder if she has ever been to Mayne Island?