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The Adventures of Captain ­Underpants Colour Edition
Captain Underpants

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55,036 Ratings by Goodreads |
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Format
Paperback, 121 pages
Published
USA, 30 September 1997

Grade 2-5-Pilkey packs an amazing amount of humor into what could have been a one-gag novel. Besides turning their principal into a silly superhero, George and Harold play tricks on just about everyone. They pepper pom-poms, put bubble bath in tubas, and fill a football with helium. Pilkey's illustrations are half the fun, and that magical moment when the hypnotized Principal Krupp dons his Captain Underpants uniform and sings "Tra-La-Laaaaaaaa" is priceless. Krupp is a worthy successor to Lamar J. Spurgle, the nemesis of "the Cut-Ups" in James Marshall's great picture books. The "kneel here" sign in front of his desk says it all. Kid Appeal Award: Superheroes are always fascinating to kids. And children of a certain age will laugh at anything that has to do with underpants. Combining the two was a stroke of comic genius. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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Grade 2-5-Pilkey packs an amazing amount of humor into what could have been a one-gag novel. Besides turning their principal into a silly superhero, George and Harold play tricks on just about everyone. They pepper pom-poms, put bubble bath in tubas, and fill a football with helium. Pilkey's illustrations are half the fun, and that magical moment when the hypnotized Principal Krupp dons his Captain Underpants uniform and sings "Tra-La-Laaaaaaaa" is priceless. Krupp is a worthy successor to Lamar J. Spurgle, the nemesis of "the Cut-Ups" in James Marshall's great picture books. The "kneel here" sign in front of his desk says it all. Kid Appeal Award: Superheroes are always fascinating to kids. And children of a certain age will laugh at anything that has to do with underpants. Combining the two was a stroke of comic genius. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details
EAN
9780590846288
ISBN
0590846280
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Other Information
illustrations
Dimensions
19.3 x 13.5 x 0.8 centimeters (0.13 kg)

About the Author

When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books--the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants. In college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to illustrate and write. He won a national competition in 1986 and the prize was the publication of his first book, World War Won. He made many other books before being awarded the 1998 California Young Reader Medal for Dog Breath, which was published in 1994, and in 1997 he won the Caldecott Honor for The Paperboy. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, published in 2002, was the first complete graphic novel spin-off from the Captain Underpants series and appeared at #6 on the USA Today bestseller list for all books, both adult and children's, and was also a New York Times bestseller. It was followed by The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung Fu Cavemen from the Future and Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers, both USA Today bestsellers. The unconventional style of these graphic novels is intended to encourage uninhibited creativity in kids. His stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, tolerance, and the triumph of the good-hearted. Dav loves to kayak in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.

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The critics are CRAZY about UNDERPANTS! Irresistible. -- Entertainment Weekly Call Pilkey... the savior of the 'reluctant reader.' -- USA Today So appealing that youngsters won't notice that their vocabulary is stretching. --
School Library Journal Pilkey's sharp humor shines, and is as much fun for parents as their young readers.
-- Parents' Choice Foundation Combines empowerment and empathy with age-appropriate humor and action. --
Booklist Celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted. -- The Educational Book and Media
Association

Gr 2-4‘Pilkey plays with words and pictures, providing great entertainment. The story is immediately engaging‘two fourth-grade boys who write comic books and who love to pull pranks find themselves in big trouble. Mean Mr. Krupp, their principal, videotapes George and Harold setting up their stunts and threatens to expose them. The boys' luck changes when they send for a 3-D Hypno-Ring and hypnotize Krupp, turning him into Captain Underpants, their own superhero creation. Later, Pilkey includes several pages of flip-o-ramas that animate the action. The simple black-and-white illustrations on every page furnish comic-strip appeal. The cover features Captain Underpants, resplendent in white briefs, on top of a tall building. This book will fly off the shelves.‘Mary M. Hopf, Los Angeles Public Library

The critics are CRAZY about UNDERPANTS!

Irresistible. -- Entertainment Weekly Call Pilkey... the savior of the 'reluctant reader.' -- USA Today So appealing that youngsters won't notice that their vocabulary is stretching. --
School Library Journal Pilkey's sharp humor shines, and is as much fun for parents as their young readers.
-- Parents' Choice Foundation Combines empowerment and empathy with age-appropriate humor and action. --
Booklist Celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted. -- The Educational Book and Media
Association

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By Geoffrey on June 22, 2011
Fun book for the kids, but the quailtiy of the paper and book binging is very poor and the pages fall out very quickly.
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By melvin on December 27, 2006
oh my god, a book about a hypnotised principle who strips down to his underpants and fights evil, what a classic, you should read this book, then go get the rest of 'em and read those too, its a fantastic series, and if im not mistaken its written by a teenager.
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By melvin on December 27, 2006
oh my god, a book about a hypnotised principle who strips down to his underpants and fights evil, what a classic, you should read this book, then go get the rest of 'em and read those too, its a fantastic series, and if im not mistaken its written by a teenager.
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