It’s Captain Underpants

Faster than a speeding waistband…more powerful than boxer shorts…it’s the greatest superhero in the history of national school. His true identity is SO secret, even HE doesn’t know who he is!. This is an action-packed series of books, with hilarious adventures such as talking toilets, Diaper Baby and Professor Poopypants!!.

M’s godfather told me about this book series today – he is a dad or two boisterous boys and neither have ever been interested, in the slightest, in books – until they discovered this comic styled series. Now they can’t get enough and just want Tom to buy them new books every weekend! click here for more info

Storyline: This is a series of American children’s books about two very mischievous school boys, George and Harold, considered to be the ‘class clowns’. Their school principal, Mr Krupp, doesn’t like children very much and tries his very best to stop the boys’ antics at every turn. The main hero of the series is Captain Underpants – who the boys accidentally created by hypnotising Mr Krupp!!. Mr. Krupp doesn’t know that whenever someone clicks their fingers that he takes off all his clothes, except his underpants, and flies off to fight evil and other fun things with a mighty ‘TRA LA LAAAA!’. Other characters in the series include The Lunch Ladies, Ms Guided Mr Morty Fyde and Dr Diaper (I’d love to have come up with those names)

Stories in the series include:
- Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
- Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants
- Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman
- The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Author Dav Pilkey (other books include Dog Breath, Dumb Bunnies, Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot
Website O’Fun www.pilkey.com

The Captain Underpants books have all of the action, laughs and ridiculousness that kids love, plus all the unapologetic irreverence and potty humor that some parents will find too silly!