The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants, #1)

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The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants #1)

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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 Hy...more

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Published 2000 by Scholastic Children's Books (first published 1997)

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Oct 01, 2011 Sita Sargeant rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Sita by: My friend Brianna (god it was in year 4), I can't believe I remembered the name. What is it with kids and remembering names when we're little? Or is that just me?

Shelves: own, favourites, childrens, reviewed

I read this when I was in Year 4, I read it over the holidays and I think I gave it to my little sister (it is now sitting in her bookshelf), but I don't know, there is just something about Captain Underpants and his ridiculous adventures that has me laughing (a lot). I also like the fact that it is basically two storys in one and the author wrote the comic into the story, in the end equals a funny/enjoyable read.

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Mar 04, 2010 Indah Threez Lestari rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children, indonesian

Andaikan saja kamar kosku tidak sebegitu sempitnya, barangkali aku benar-benar sudah tertawa terbahak-bahak sambil berguling-guling di lantai (LOLROTF, literally!). Buku ini kocak banget, cocok untuk melepas stres!

Tapi tentu saja, buat anak-anak rasanya perlu mendapat Bimbingan Orangtua, karena George dan Harold, dua tokoh utama di buku ini, adalah anak-anak yang bertanggung jawab (baca: setiap kali terjadi sesuatu, merekalah yang biasanya bertanggung jawab!). Jangan sampai tingkah laku mereka,...more

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Jan 05, 2013 Kaffa added it

This entire series is a cancerous tumor leaching on every thing considered printed word. That this monstrosity is even considered a novel is a direct insult. I ask all of you, "Shouldn't children read something more dynamic? Would you rather have your children reading the Shannara series, or this book series? Would you rather have your children learn of new worlds and cultures, or just of few potty jokes?" That's what I ask you.

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Aug 14, 2008 Heidi rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-0-12, series, for-school, juv-6-12

Well, I can see why boys that this is aimed at love these books. I only read it because it was for banned/challenged/controversial lesson in children's lit class. I avoided them when my little brother read them. The bathroom humor--literally--was never to my taste. But it's a comic book feel and draws in reluctant boy readers. Still, it has so much bad grammar and few if any redeeming qualities...I cringe when I have to recommend them.

Class review: Silly story, appealing to kids who wouldn't wan...more

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Jun 19, 2010 Dolly rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: children in elementary school

Shelves: 2010, banned-books, childrens, education-school, humor, other-usa, graphic-novels, monsters

I've read this before, mostly to check out why it was listed as a banned book. I thought it was hilarious and although our girls weren't too eager at first for me to read it to them, they loved it once we got started. It was a fast read, with lots of cartoonish illustrations and it had lots of tongue in cheek humor that I appreciated. It had "potty talk" in there, but not nearly as much as you'd think.

Jan 2012 - Our youngest is in love with these books now. She borrowed the first book from her e...more

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Oct 11, 2010 Kelly Maybedog Hawkins rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: what-ya-and-children, what-general-fiction

This was a book I didnt' want to like. I wanted to find it offensive (because the initial premise is just that: the boys make their principal into the main character which is very disrespectful and embarrassing) but I have to admit: the book is funny. Kids love it and if it gets kids to read, then I'm all for it. This book appealed to kids that I take care of that normally either don't read or only read low-level comic books (I am aware that comic books can be art forms in and of themselves but...more

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Mar 25, 2007 Laura rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: distatefulbooks

I came upon this book when working at a Daycare/Kindergarten program. One of the students had decided to read it for Quiet Time. He asked me to read it. I was unaware as to the content of Captain Underpants book. This is a book that should not be on the shelves for Kindergartners. It is inappropriate and vulgar. It is one thing if your the parent and want your kid to read it. I don't have too much problem with that, but I don't believe that it's appropriate for a kindergarten shelf. The language...more

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Mar 06, 2009 Bobby S. rated it 5 of 5 stars

it was a good book but i gave it a good five.

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Jan 02, 2013 Colleen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kids

Unless you have a 5 or 6 year old boy, it's hard to appreciate the pure genius of Captain Underpants. And, seriously, I can't believe I'm reviewing these books, but I'm counting them on my quest to read 100 in a year (because they are big kids' books), so there ya go. I never got the appeal of Captain Underpants, especially after seeing the covers. I just didn't "get" them. Until my son wanted to read them, and then I gave them, all 8 of his first CU books, a shot. This is the first book in the...more

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Dec 01, 2012 Blair rated it 4 of 5 stars

Genre: Graphic Novel

Summary: George and Harold are two 4th grade class clowns that created a comic strip company called "Treehouse Comix Inc." where they would produce comics and sell them on the playground at school. The mean principle Mr. Krupp is hypnotized by the boys after being mean to them and turns into Captain Underpants, the super-hero from George and Harold's comic books.

Critique: A. Ability to relate to students
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Nov 28, 2012 Sami Frank rated it 4 of 5 stars

Dav Pilkey has a great series of books including the very first one,The Adventures of Captain Underpants. This beginning chapter book/graphic novel is about two students, George and Harold, who are in fourth grade, and their complete love for their comic book hero Captain Underpants. The two boys love to write comic books about Captain Underpants, who only wears underwear, whenever they can. The fun begins when they get hypnotized into thinking that their very own principle is Captain Underpants...more

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Nov 20, 2012 I Heart Corgis rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Grade/interest level: 3-5th grade
Lexile level: 710L
Genre: Graphic chapter book, fiction, comedy
Main Characters: George, Harold, and Mr. Krupp the principal
Setting: Jerome Horwitz Elementary
POV: omniscient

This is one of my all time favorite books. George and Harold are two best friends that like to get into mischief. Their favorite thing to do is draw comics about the greatest super hero in the world, Captain Underpants. He fights crime with wedgie power! One day the boys get the bright idea to...more

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Oct 21, 2012 Melissa Foley rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Its a bird; its a plane; no, its Superman!; wait, no, that is not it either, its CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS! In this hilarious part chapter book, part graphic novel, Dav Pilkey tells a story that is to have every child shocked and roaring with laughter. Written in black and white, with bathroom humor and obscene gestures, "Captain Underpants," takes the imagination to a whole new level of inappropriate fun.
The story begins with two trouble-makers George and Harold who delight in causing trouble at both...more

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Oct 02, 2012 Valerie rated it 5 of 5 stars

A fun super silly super hero adventure
George and Harold are two fourth graders who enjoy pulling silly pranks at their local elementary school. Everything from putting bubbles into the bands instruments to sprinkling pepper into the cheerleaders pom-poms. But when their angry principal, Mr. Krupp catches them on video, after their biggest prank of the year, they are blackmailed into punishment.
Desperate to be free, and return to their hobby of writing and illustrating their comics that they sel...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Anna rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens

Read with my great nephews (4 and 6)

This book features 2 silly boys named Harold and George and tells the beginning of Capt. Underpants. The boys make a comic book by hand and sell it on the playground at school.

Harold and George pull a series of pranks at their school's football game and get severely disciplined by their principal. In order to retaliate on Principal Krupp, they order a hypnotizing ring. Soon they have their principal under their control and Principal Krupp becomes Capt. Underpa...more

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Jul 24, 2012 Sam rated it 3 of 5 stars

The Adventures of Captain Underpants is the first epic novel in the Captain Underpants series written by Dav Pilkey. The book is about two fourth-grade students, George and Harold, and their comic book hero Captain Underpants. George and Harold are two responsible kids; whenever anything bad happens, they are responsible. In their spare time, they like to write comic books about Captain Underpants; a superhero who dresses only in his underpants and a cape. One day they hypnotize their principle...more

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May 01, 2012 Books Ring Mah Bell rated it 5 of 5 stars

I heard these Captain Underpants (HAHAHAH! UNDERPANTS!) books have been banned in places.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Foolishness. I can totally understand that some people can NOT handle potty humor. That's cool. But do people really think that kids will read this and be influenced to become "rebels" like George and Harold, the main characters in these books?

Yes, people DO think that because people are dumb.

* sigh *

The boys in the book make comic books that involve their principal, aka CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Ashley Barna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: book-commercial

I remember reading The Adventures of Captain Underpants whenever I was in elementary school. Later, they came out with more adventures with Captain Underpants. George and Harold are two little boys who represent just about every other young boy in school. They like playing jokes on people, get caught getting into mischief, and go on adventures together. These two boys are upset with their principal and turn him into Captain Underpants who is the hero in their comic book they created. They are up...more

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Mar 08, 2012 Madison rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: chapter-books, classroom-library

The Adventures of Captain Underpants is the first book in the Captain Underpants series. The series as a whole capitalizes on the key elements of elementary school humor: underpants, potties, boogers and poop. While basing stories around these may seem juvenile, they engage children in the story. The books each have three basic components: the chapter book, George and Harold’s comics, and flip-o-rama. The chapter book explains what is actually happening and moves the plot along. These portions o...more The Adventures of Captain Underpants is the first book in the Captain Underpants series. The series as a whole capitalizes on the key elements of elementary school humor: underpants, potties, boogers and poop. While basing stories around these may seem juvenile, they engage children in the story. The books each have three basic components: the chapter book, George and Harold’s comics, and flip-o-rama. The chapter book explains what is actually happening and moves the plot along. These portions of the book contain nice, detailed illustrations that were clearly professionally done. George and Harold’s comic books are written and illustrated by the characters, supposedly, and reflect a more childish style. There are spelling errors and wiggly lines. These introduce new characters and serve as a transition between different plot points. Finally, flip-o-rama is perhaps the most unique and fun aspect of the books. Flip-o-rama is a small flip-book section of the story. A few pages contain similar illustrations. When these pages are flipped back and forth quickly the reader creates his or her own animation.
While this book is perhaps not what many would consider “high-quality” literature, it is certainly engaging for young students. The plotlines are fairly simplistic and are based on childish humor. There is no longstanding tradition, culture, or literary tool that would make these books stand out against other pieces of children’s literature. However, students adore this book. It is important to not only choosing books of high literary merit, but also books that will instill a love of reading into children. This book may inspire students to write their own stories or just become more involved readers. Either way, The Adventures of Captain Underpants belongs in a classroom.
These books inspired me in a way that no others did when I was a child. It may sound silly but they instilled a passion for drawing in me that has followed me throughout my life. Without these books, I would not have found my love for illustration or teaching.
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Mar 07, 2012 Renee rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: kids-books

This review consists of 2 parts: 1. My son's review (he's 5) and 2. My review (I'm the Mom). The 3 stars represents the average score between us. He gave it 5 and I gave it 1. For the full review, please visit us at www.motherdaughterbookreviews.com

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I like the part where they bring Dr. Diaper to the police station and tie him to the pole with underwear on his head and put a sign on him that says “Arrest me!” I think that George and Harold are funny and...more

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Mar 06, 2012 Megan Bernhard added it

Shelves: eced-221

I remember when the Captain Underpants series was just becoming popular and my younger brother brought home a new adventurer for his collection from all the book fairs. The Adventures of Captain Underpants is a children’s graphic novel about two pranksters, George and Harold. Soon enough they find themselves in some trouble with the principal but then the boys hypnotize Mr. Krupp and he becomes Captain Underpants.
I think this story can be very compelling for young readers in a real world becaus...more I remember when the Captain Underpants series was just becoming popular and my younger brother brought home a new adventurer for his collection from all the book fairs. The Adventures of Captain Underpants is a children’s graphic novel about two pranksters, George and Harold. Soon enough they find themselves in some trouble with the principal but then the boys hypnotize Mr. Krupp and he becomes Captain Underpants.
I think this story can be very compelling for young readers in a real world because they can relate to the characters and the imagination throughout the fantasy. The mind set of the characters and the reader are very much a like in the matter of creativity used to create a super hero and imaginary situations. The consistency of the novel stretches out through an entire series of Captain Underpants adventures in which children can hop on board for all of George and Harold’s comic book-like journeys. I think there is a sense of logic and order in the authors created world because the reader can relate their imagination to that of the characters. Some of the far out aspects throughout Captain Underpants are the exact reason readers are pulled in. This story allows young readers to make sense of all the crazy stories they imagine.
I think the concept behind Captain Underpants, that it is extremely comical and cartoonish, is what struck me the most about this story. When a book brings back memories before you even open it, you know it is something that is going to stick with you. As a future teacher, I’d like to think that I can relate to the radical mindset that the author had while creating Captain Underpants. I am going to encounter a vast amount of creative, imaginative students and I think my career will be so much more rewarding if I am able to see the light in situations. George and Harold got in trouble but they were able to be successful by using their imagination. I think having students turning their principal into a super hero would be a good activity to use in the classroom. This book could be used in many ways in the classroom to help spark students’ imagination.
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Mar 05, 2012 Kacie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens

Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey was one of my favorite book series in elementary school. I owned at least the first four books.

Captain Underpants is about two boys that love to write their own comics. The two of them are always getting into trouble. The boys hypnotize their principal and he turns into the caped crusader, Captain Underpants. Captain Underpants immediately tries to fight crime, but is incapable and the boys must save him and help save the day.

This book is an excellent graphic n...more

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Mar 04, 2012 Jane Woodside rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: eced-221

Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey is a great graphic novel. The book contains a lot of children humor and adventures. Two fourth grade boys, George and Harold, are writing these comics and have adventures and pull pranks in the school and get in a lot of trouble. They get in a lot of trouble by their principal, and then everything changes when they hypnotize him and turn him into Captain Underpants.

This book is well written I thought. It shows how a child thinks and their perspective. The theme...more

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Feb 28, 2012 Shana Martin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: eced221

The graphic novel The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey is about two boys named Harold and George who hypnotize there principal Mr. Krupp in order to get the a tape that shows that both of the boys were the cause of their football team losing. The boys decide to hypnotize Mr. Krupp into their comic book character Captain Underpants who actually believes he can fight crime. Throughout the novel, Captain Underpants fights multiple crimes with Harold and George’s help. However, they l...more The graphic novel The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey is about two boys named Harold and George who hypnotize there principal Mr. Krupp in order to get the a tape that shows that both of the boys were the cause of their football team losing. The boys decide to hypnotize Mr. Krupp into their comic book character Captain Underpants who actually believes he can fight crime. Throughout the novel, Captain Underpants fights multiple crimes with Harold and George’s help. However, they lose the hypnotize ring directions that warns to never put water on the person’s head or they will snap back into the trance after hearing fingers snapping. Mr. Krupp is then faced with future trances of being Captain Underpants.
The graphic novel was able to expand a reader’s awareness by letting them take a walk in the character’s shoes. By getting the perspective of the two boys, the reader is able to understand their world and have the capacity for empathy for them. The novel provides an enjoyable read however it doesn’t have a moral. Furthermore, the novel doesn’t necessarily tell the truth but does explain by not following the rules in school can result in consequences. It fairly meets the criteria of embodying quality because the description is telling using precisely chosen words. However, the characters aren’t believable nor is the plot convincing. The graphic novel has integrity because it brings the literature works into making a satisfying whole. Finally, the novel meets the criteria of being original because it uses unique characters and situations.
I enjoyed the story because I found myself laughing throughout the novel about what the author’s imagination came up with. The main character Captain Underpants struck me because I never expected a book, let alone a character be called that. Furthermore, Captain Underpants physical appearance struck me from being stripped down to his underwear. The story is somewhat relatable to my life because when I was younger I always seemed to get in trouble but found ways out of it like Harold and George. As a teacher, I wouldn’t use this book for teaching but it could be an interesting book to read on a student’s downtime. Therefore, I’d have it tuck in with the classroom books that can be read during recess.
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Feb 20, 2012 Kimber Carnahan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: eced-221

George and Harold are two responsible boys - responsible for everything bad that happens in the school! The talented pranksters constantly terrorize the school, as well as selling their homemade comic, "Captain Underpants." Their principal unwittingly falls into their trap and, tra-la-la! becomes Captain Underpants - faster than a speeding waistband, more powerful than boxer shorts, and able to leap tall buildings without getting a wedgie. With George and Harold's help, the new Captain Underpant...more

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Sep 14, 2011 Patrick Coman added it

The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey

The Adventures of Captain Underpants is the first in a series of books by Dav Pilkey. It is a humorous, imaginative and well illustrated book that tells the story of two boys and their teacher in school who they hypnotise into becoming a superhero by the name of Captain Underpants.
We meet, George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two school pranksters. They cause a series of practical jokes that make their school lose a football game. Mr. Krupp the...more

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Jul 02, 2011 Marita rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 4-5

Publisher: Blue Sky Press, p2005, c1997
ISBN-13: 978-0-439-75668-6

Genre: Fiction
Subjects: Humorous Stories, Heroes, Science Fiction
Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: 4.2

George and Harold are "trouble-makers." The are also very bored at school and have wicked funny senses of humor, as well as good artistic talent. The write a fictional comic "Captain Underpants" and then hypnotize their principal into believing that he is Capt. Underpants. First of several books that brings Capt Underpants into act...more

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Oct 26, 2010 The Rusty Key rated it 4 of 5 stars

Reviewed by Rusty Key Writer: Jordan B. Nielsen

Recommended for: Mainly boys, ages 7 to 10, but it could appeal to certain rough and tumble girls as well.

One Word Summary: Impressive.

A fine example of the reason to never judge a book by its cover, (or its illustration-packed pages) if parents withhold Captain Underpants from their kids for fear that it’s not ‘educational enough’, they’ll be depriving them of a witty, loveable, well developed series that could be the one that gets your non-read...more Reviewed by Rusty Key Writer: Jordan B. Nielsen

Recommended for: Mainly boys, ages 7 to 10, but it could appeal to certain rough and tumble girls as well.

One Word Summary: Impressive.

A fine example of the reason to never judge a book by its cover, (or its illustration-packed pages) if parents withhold Captain Underpants from their kids for fear that it’s not ‘educational enough’, they’ll be depriving them of a witty, loveable, well developed series that could be the one that gets your non-reader hooked on books.

This first installment of the Captain Underpants series concerns George Beard and Harold Hutchins, fourth graders, best friends, and partners in crime. “George and Harold were usually responsible kids. Whenever anything bad happened, George and Harold were usually responsible,” Pilkey quips, a joke that whizzed by me so fast I had to read it twice, and set me up on my toes for the rest of the story. Yes George and Harold have a penchant for mischief, but when they’re not up to no good, they’re involved in their second favorite activity: creating their homemade “Captain Underpants” comic books in George’s tree house, which they photocopy and distribute to their classmates.

Unfortunately for George and Harold, the pièce de résistance of their pranks, the complete sabotaging of their school’s football game, lands them in hot water with the humorless Principal Krupp. Krupp’s had it out for the troublemakers for years, and now finally has the evidence needed to keep the boys under his thumb. Tired of being blackmailed into menial labor by the vindictive and rotund Krupp, the boys send away for a hypnotizing ring that results in the unforeseen outcome of turning Mr. Krupp into the boys’ invented superhero, ‘Captain Underpants.’ And then it’s off to the races.

My this book is smart. Pilkey has struck a pitch perfect note, walking between childish whimsy and razor sharp humor, packaged all in a way that will be extremely engaging and fun for young readers. When evil robots rob a jewelry store (“You know, up until now this story was almost believable” George winks to the grown-up reader) clunky fight sequence descriptions are cleanly replaced by a “Flip-O-Rama” flip book effect, which actually works surprisingly well and jumps right over the fluffy action in a neat couple of pages. We’re even treated to a look inside the boys’ own comic book, with scribbly, ill-drawn characters and misspelled words. But even here Pilkey avoids flat out silliness with touches of deft humor. When a monster attacks the school, a one-toothed child shouts “Help! The Inedible Hunk just ate up 10 folding chairs and the gym teacher!” To which the principal exclaims “Oh, no! Not the folding chairs!”

The love of reading is not an inherent trait, it’s something that has to be learned. At an age when many children become frustrated with books that are forced on them, but hold no interest for them, ‘Captain Underpants’ could just be the superhero for the job. While it may be tempting to saddle kids with brain expanding books, it’s also important to remember to expand their appetite for books, and this immediately pleasing, flat out funny series might just be able to provide both. ‘Tra-la-laaa!’

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Sep 11, 2010 Ronyell rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-adventure, banned-books, children-books, chapter-books, cult-classic, fantasy, gross-humor, humor-satire, reviewed-books, surreal, ronyell-s-epinions-reviews, dav-pilkey, read-in-2010

Here comes that valiant hero, CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS! “The Adventures of Captain Underpants” is a popular children’s book from the creative mind of Dav Pilkey and it is about the hilarious adventures of George and Harold as they try to trick their strict principal Mr. Krupp, but their trick ends up backfiring on them! “The Adventures of Captain Underpants” is absolutely one of the funniest books ever created!!!

“Tra-la-laaa!”

Man, I am going to be saying that throughout this review! Dav Pilkey has don...more Here comes that valiant hero, CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS! “The Adventures of Captain Underpants” is a popular children’s book from the creative mind of Dav Pilkey and it is about the hilarious adventures of George and Harold as they try to trick their strict principal Mr. Krupp, but their trick ends up backfiring on them! “The Adventures of Captain Underpants” is absolutely one of the funniest books ever created!!!

“Tra-la-laaa!”

Man, I am going to be saying that throughout this review! Dav Pilkey has done a great job with both the illustrations and writing this book as they make this book full of pure hilarity and adventure! I love the way that Dav Pilkey writes this book in a sarcastic and humorous way as George and Harold are shown to be the greatest practical jokers in the history of all practical jokers as they are constantly pulling pranks on the school and somehow succeeding in their jokes. I really enjoyed the sarcastic humor in this book as it is smart and witty and it strongly reminded me of the humor in “The Stinky Cheeseman” as it plays a satire on the world of superheroes, except this time there is a superhero that runs around the city in his underwear! One of the most impressive characters in this book is Captain Underpants himself as he saves the world but saves it in his underwear! Captain Underpants sort of remind me of Quailman from the Nickelodeon show “Doug” as both characters saves the word in their underwear.

Dav Pilkey’s illustrations are truly hilarious and childish in this book as George and Harold always have mischievous looks on their faces. George is drawn as a child with a tie and a black flat top hair and Harold is drawn to have puffy hair, which makes the two characters look hilarious to children. The illustration that stood out the most for me was the illustration of Captain Underpants himself as he has a bald head and is shown wearing a red cape and is mostly shown in his underwear! Also, I like to point out that the illustrations are in black and white; however Dav Pilkey’s illustrations are so hilarious and childish that many children will overlook the black and white coloring.

Parents should know that this book was banned in many schools because it was considered insensitive and encourages children to disobey authority (I did not really understand the insensitivity part, but I did understand the part about disobeying authority). The main thing that parents should be concerned about is the crude humor in this book such as Harold and George using a fake doggy doo-doo to trick a villain and the cheerleaders being described as having mucus running down their noses after they were exposed to the pepper in their pom-poms and parents who do not approve of crude humor might want to wait until their children get older to enjoy this book. As for the banning, I honestly do not believe in banning books and I thought that this was an enjoyable book for children of all ages, but it was not meant to be an educational book. I think that if the content in this book is really offensive for educational classes, then teachers could use this book as a special treat for children to read if children did some good deeds or did their schoolwork, sort of like a reward for their efforts.

“The Adventures of Captain Underpants” is truly a book that children of all ages can enjoy as it has great humor and spectacular characters and I think this book will be wonderful for children who love reading about superheroes and great humor! I would recommend this book to children ages five and up since the crude humor might be a bit too inappropriate for smaller children.

“Tra-la-laa! Captain Underpants away!”

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Mar 09, 2010 Richardk rated it 5 of 5 stars

The book I chose is captain underpants. The author is Dav Pilkey. The genre is fiction. I chose this book because I thougt it would be fun to read. The characters are George, Harold and Mr. Krupp. The setting is Jerome Horwitz Elementary.

The main plot is that George and Harold are making pranks on kids of the school. Mr.Krupp catched them. Mr. Krupp told them that they would get expelled. But Mr. Krupp got an idea he made the kids do jobs for him.They hipnotized him and turned him into captain u...more

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The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants #1)

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