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Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers (Captain Underpants #9)
by
Dav Pilkey
Tra-la-laaa! Captain Underpants is back in an all-new epic adventure that's the zaniest, funniest, outrageousest, and time-travelingiest yet!
When we last saw our heroes, George and Harold, they were under arrest and headed for prison. Then Harold foolishly uttered the fateful words "What could be worse than going to jail for the rest of our lives?" and changed the course o...more
When we last saw our heroes, George and Harold, they were under arrest and headed for prison. Then Harold foolishly uttered the fateful words "What could be worse than going to jail for the rest of our lives?" and changed the course o...more
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
August 28th 2012
by Scholastic, Inc.
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The thing that makes Captain Underpants so brilliant, so funny, and so popular with so many readers is not (just) the potty humor, names like Warden Schmorden and Director Schmector, and paragraphs like:
"MY NAME IS NOT PROFESSOR POOPYPANTS!" screamed the angry villain. "That was a ridiculous name! So I changed it to Tippy Tinkletrousers!"
It's not (just) the interactive, patented FLIP-O-RAMA pages where the action scenes come to life. It's not (just) that the books often include comics by protago...more
"MY NAME IS NOT PROFESSOR POOPYPANTS!" screamed the angry villain. "That was a ridiculous name! So I changed it to Tippy Tinkletrousers!"
It's not (just) the interactive, patented FLIP-O-RAMA pages where the action scenes come to life. It's not (just) that the books often include comics by protago...more
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Tra-la-laaaaaaaaaaaa! Captain Underpants returns, and he's bigger than ever, with this oh-so-epic installment cracking the 300-page threshold! (My heart sang when I saw it on the shelf at the store - my boys cackled with glee when I brought it home. Even my wife smiled, somewhat begrudgingly....) And, never fear, Pilkey Brand flip-o-rama action - also found in Ricky Rocatta's Giant Robot - returns, which, of course, as George and Harold warn, is intended "for those of us who aren't very mature"...more
At the end of Captain Underpants And The Preposterous Plight Of The Purple Potty People (2006), Mr. Krupp (aka Capt. Underpants) was imprisoned for robbing a bank, and George and Harold were in the Piqua Juvenile Detention Center for the same crime. We find, however, that thiswas supposed to happen but did not. When Tippy Tinkletrousers (aka Professor Poopypants) invented a time machine, his interference changed the course of world events. To understand how this happened, we see Tippy create his...more
I'm a big booster of Captain Underpants for a lot of reasons - it's potty humor, which I love. It's smarter than it looks, which I appreciate. It's great for reluctant boy readers, which is so important. And it irritates a lot of adults, which is just icing on the cake.
The Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers is the beginning of the end of the series. The book has been in the works for perhaps 5 years now, and while the book has the feeling of the return of an old friend, the reality is tha...more
The Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers is the beginning of the end of the series. The book has been in the works for perhaps 5 years now, and while the book has the feeling of the return of an old friend, the reality is tha...more
This review was originally posted on my blog. www.lilcornerofjoy.blogspot.com
My children discovered Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants books when my son was in second grade. Cuddling together on the sofa, I read the stories to the kids, complete with vocal effects. I often found myself laughing out loud at Pilkey’s more subtle expressions of humor and getting surprised glares from the kids. They got the potty jokes, the superhero flying about in his underwear battling lunch ladies and purple pottie...more
My children discovered Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants books when my son was in second grade. Cuddling together on the sofa, I read the stories to the kids, complete with vocal effects. I often found myself laughing out loud at Pilkey’s more subtle expressions of humor and getting surprised glares from the kids. They got the potty jokes, the superhero flying about in his underwear battling lunch ladies and purple pottie...more
"Captain UnderPants and The Terrifying Return Of Tippy Tinkletrousers" is a hilarious book! In the beginning of the book Mr.Krupp, a.k.a Captain Underpants, George and Harold are going to jail for something they didn't do, robbing a bank. Meanwhile, back in jail, Mr.Krupp can't take anymore orders, just after that, he meets Tippy Tinkletrousers and Tippy tells him to give him a wrench. Mr.Krupp lost it. he started to yell at Tippy, but just after, he askes Tippy what he is doing. Tippy says he...more
My seven-year-old has just gotten interested in these books, and this was our first. In the beginning I was a little irritated because the "comic book" part is written by the kindergarteners and of course, the spelling and punctuation is ALLL wrong. Yes, as an editor, it makes me crazy. But, when I let myself move past that (somewhat), I found this is really a cute story and it teaches a lot of good lessons along the way.
Harold, one of the main characters, doesn't really have any friends and is...more
Harold, one of the main characters, doesn't really have any friends and is...more
My son and I just finished this one Sat. night. It is the longest of the books and I loved the twist that it had to it. In this one, we get to read about George and Harold in Kindergarten, how they first met and how the comics came to be. Since my son is in Kindergarten, he thought it was pretty cool to read about the boys also in the same grade. There is the same humor as all of the other books, but I think I have to say that this is my favorite of all of them so far. The tricks that the boys p...more
Received as an ARC via my employer Barnes & Noble. OK, you ask, why is a 68-year old reading a kids' book. Well, first of all, the series is funny. Second, it's written from the viewpoint of 2 fourth graders, and that view is very interesting. Third, many of the jokes, wordplay, etc., go over kids' heads, and last, my grandkids love me to read it to them.The villain Tippy Tinkletrousers was formerly known as Professor Poopypants but felt that name was ridiculous!!!! The author writes about t...more
Reading this book to a 4 year old was my first experience with Captain Underpants. I was surprised with how well it amused both me and the child. One thing that frustrates me with books written for children (and cartoons, nowadays for that matter) is that they are written as if the children have no capability of understanding a story unless every word is 6 letters or shorter. Captain Underpants uses vocabulary way beyond the age the book is intended for, but in a way that a young child can use c...more
Jake's Review: I think its totally awesome that mom got to meet the dude who wrote Captain Underpants. The C.U. books were the first set of books I read to myself without my parents help. I still remember how they used to read them to me at night too when I was a baby -- and btw Mom and Dad used to fight over whose turn it was to read that night (mom used to play the I gave birth to him and it really hurt argument). This book was really funny and I liked how you found out how George and Harold b...more
George and Harold can turn their Principal, Mr. Krupp, into Captain Underpants. Since this is book #9 in the series, you probably already know that. You probably even know how they do it and how they turn him back into Principal Krupp. But did you know about George and Harold BEFORE Captain Underpants? George and Harold actually met in Kindergarten.
In Kindergarten their teachers are mean, the bullies are mean and their principal is mean. When George rescues Harold from a run-in with sixth-grade...more
In Kindergarten their teachers are mean, the bullies are mean and their principal is mean. When George rescues Harold from a run-in with sixth-grade...more
"Poor Mr. Krupp. He had been locked up at the Piqua State Penitentiary for months, and the life of a jailbird just wasn't his thing. All day long he had people bossing him around. He ate nutritionally deficient, horrible-tasting meals in a filthy cafeteria. He got bullied constantly by a bunch of meat-headed thugs, and he spent his days doing menial "busy work" in an overcrowded, poorly ventilated sweatshop. Mr. Krupp was told when to eat, when to read, and when to exercise. He even had to ask p...more
The newest installment in the Capn Underpants series. My youngest,7, thinks they're just as funny as all my other kids did.
My three sons have all loved reading these Captain Underpants books. Even my husband laughed when he read the to the kids. I remember my grandmother Barbara, who used to be a school teacher, complaining about these 'disgusting books for kids'. I gave my kids that look that communicates "Say NOTHING!" I'm sure it's completely unacceptable for many of her generation & I re...more
My three sons have all loved reading these Captain Underpants books. Even my husband laughed when he read the to the kids. I remember my grandmother Barbara, who used to be a school teacher, complaining about these 'disgusting books for kids'. I gave my kids that look that communicates "Say NOTHING!" I'm sure it's completely unacceptable for many of her generation & I re...more
Oct 31, 2012
Dolly
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
children starting to read graphic novels
This is another hilarious book in the Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey. Our girls really like these books and insist on reading them independently (so I don't have the excuse that I read the book with them, but I enjoyed reading it, too!)
The humor is quite juvenile and the storyline is somewhat predictable, but we all really liked it. Our girls especially like the Flip-O-Rama pages and often argue over who gets to read the book first. I liked the anti-bullying message of the story, altho...more
The humor is quite juvenile and the storyline is somewhat predictable, but we all really liked it. Our girls especially like the Flip-O-Rama pages and often argue over who gets to read the book first. I liked the anti-bullying message of the story, altho...more
The penultimate peril! Truly epic and stuff. This is, by the way, the only book in goodreads that comes up when you search on "tinkletrousers". I learned a lot about spelling, science, (the "Banana Cream Pie Paradox") and, of course, ethics. This is the 9th book in the series, and I found it remarkably relevant. Pilkey is not just going through the motions; this story has a place, builds on previous work, actually manages to continue character development this far along, and sets the table for w...more
The book Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers is about George and Harold when they were little kids and how they became friends. It also tells about all the pranks they did on their school bully.
This book was very funny and I read it in about an hour without stopping at all. Once this book comes out, I think everyone will like it.
Original review at Kids Write Reviews.
This book was very funny and I read it in about an hour without stopping at all. Once this book comes out, I think everyone will like it.
Original review at Kids Write Reviews.
Let me tell you about Captain Underpants...
When I was growing up, Captain Underpants and Dav Pilkey were the reasons I got into reading. It got me interested in comic books and influenced me enough to write my own. If I am a true fanboy of anything, its Captain Underpants. One of my fondest memories reading the books was back in 2006, when the 8th book had just come out (Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People). I had gotten to the final pages, when all of a sud...more
When I was growing up, Captain Underpants and Dav Pilkey were the reasons I got into reading. It got me interested in comic books and influenced me enough to write my own. If I am a true fanboy of anything, its Captain Underpants. One of my fondest memories reading the books was back in 2006, when the 8th book had just come out (Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People). I had gotten to the final pages, when all of a sud...more
It is so hard to review this book without spoilers, and you don't want spoilers. I am a little worried about the younger more sensitive kiddos.
Max loved it. It is a funny prequel to the saga. See George and Harold meet as kindergarteners, and witness their first pranks and comic books. The book at first goes back to Pilkey's roots of using brains, imagination and sense of humor to get the bullies, and then . . . well, we'll talk after you read it.
Max loved it. It is a funny prequel to the saga. See George and Harold meet as kindergarteners, and witness their first pranks and comic books. The book at first goes back to Pilkey's roots of using brains, imagination and sense of humor to get the bullies, and then . . . well, we'll talk after you read it.
I usually enjoy Captain Underpants. They're predictable, but they have that clever self-awareness. I was really uncomfortable with the gender stuff going on in this one. When our heroes get even with the bullies, they put dresses, dolls, and friendship bracelets in their lockers and they send text messages (allegedly from the bullies) about tea parties and such. I don't like insulting boys by implying they're girls or girlish.
Captain Underpants, book #9.
Thanks to a time machine built by Tippy Tinkletrousers (aka Professor Poopypants), we travel back in time to before Harold and George met and discover how they became friends, and, well, see the end of the world. It's the last book...until the last book comes out!
Another silly, smarter-than-it-seems installment in the hilarious Captain Underpants series. Highly recommended to kids of all ages.
Thanks to a time machine built by Tippy Tinkletrousers (aka Professor Poopypants), we travel back in time to before Harold and George met and discover how they became friends, and, well, see the end of the world. It's the last book...until the last book comes out!
Another silly, smarter-than-it-seems installment in the hilarious Captain Underpants series. Highly recommended to kids of all ages.
The first Captain Underpants in years and years!
The beginning is rather slow and boring (uh-oh) and I began to fear that this would turn out to be Captain Underpants' contractual obligation album. Hang in there, dear readers! Once we go back in time and George and Harold take over the story line, phew! Laffs! Action! Fans of the series will be rewarded. I even laughed OUT LOUD in chapter 32.
The beginning is rather slow and boring (uh-oh) and I began to fear that this would turn out to be Captain Underpants' contractual obligation album. Hang in there, dear readers! Once we go back in time and George and Harold take over the story line, phew! Laffs! Action! Fans of the series will be rewarded. I even laughed OUT LOUD in chapter 32.
Horrible, just horrible. The ending was just do bad i could rate it 1. But,the beginning was good, the middle O.K., the ending... HORRIBLE! I like the series, but the ninth book screwed it all up! Just skip the ending! You'll be glad you did. I declare more Captain underpants! And this time just a happy ending! The book Is WAC! Dav pilkey can do better! No offence
Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers, the 9th Epic Novel by Dav Pilkey: Hilarous as always, must buy #10 because there's a cliffhanger that had my son screaming aloud "WHAT?!" Now to be able to locate it... Also, I appreciate how this book is heftier than the prior books, growing up along with the readers a little bit.
Very typical Captain Underpants. But I did feel a bit Bobby Ewing ish at the end? Is it all a dream? Looking forward to the next installment. I read the book thanks to Net Galley, since then have purchased the book for my library and it has a waiting list several students long. The captain has not lost his touch for attracting readers :)
Contrary to popular belief, this book is quite educational. Young readers can look for the many grammatical and spelling errors, and ponder the complex physics behind "the banana cream pie paradox." Since underpants are an important foundation for a well dressed person, this book should serve as a foundation for a well read child.
Apr 26, 2013
Todd
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
mackenzie, brook
Recommended to Todd by:
no one
Shelves:
god-books
I like kipper he is Cool <---- (The good kind)Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers
3.5
My daughter and I read this one together (she's 7) and it's good, but it's much longer than the others. I'd suggest this one for Captain Underpants fans, but you really can't pick it up and just jump into the series with this book. The others you pretty much can.
It's also a bit confusing.
My daughter and I read this one together (she's 7) and it's good, but it's much longer than the others. I'd suggest this one for Captain Underpants fans, but you really can't pick it up and just jump into the series with this book. The others you pretty much can.
It's also a bit confusing.
I read the Captain Underpants books because there a childhood classic and I'd have to say even know I'm not as young as when I read the others this wasn't the best out of the series it had no where near as much action laughter or classic George and Harold pranks that why I rate it 3/5 stars
Advance reader of Captain Underpants. It's a cute story. Although I feel as though this book is written for those with ADD. The author flips from different forms of writing. There's the flip o rama that makes an appearance as well. I can see why this series gets much love from the kiddos.
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David "Dav" Pilkey (b. March 4, 1966), is a popular children's author and artist. Pilkey is best known as the author and illustrator of the Captain Underpants book series. He lives near Seattle, Washington with his wife, Sayuri.
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