by Tina Velgos | by Tina Velgos |
The Captain Underpants Collection |
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Have a seat and get ready for a real scream with this
outrageous set of Captain Underpants books sure to give you a whoopee or two!
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| Captain Underpants books provide kids with the best humor that money can buy! Acclaimed author and Caldecott Honor illustrator Dav Pilkey's hilarious superhero (honestly!) can be compared to no other. Pilkey's inventive books give kids the license to laugh, scream and giggle! Is it any wonder the set comes with an authentic Captain Underpants whoopee cushion? Who is Captain Underpants and why should you care? The principal of the school, no less. Two fourth grade students, George and Harold, create a homemade comics series and stumble onto a hypnotic spell that transforms their principal into a superhero who wears (you guessed it!) underpants. With a snap of their fingers, they can (sometimes) turn him back into the meanest principal Jerome Horwitz Elementary School ever had. Keep in mind this is a principal who hates laughter and singing and kids playing recess and kids in general! It rocks. Many kids would like to try this spell on their own school principal. I do not recommend doing that. Just read the books and appreciate them as great books for beginning readers and chapter-book readers. And keep the whoopee cushion at home, please! Some parents (and teachers) do not care for Captain Underpants. I would hate to see these books on a banned books list. The books aren't literary greats, but they're great reading! Kids who need motivation to read and poor readers thrive on these books. Kids need to laugh. Especially stressed-out kids who hate homework and dislike school. Better than action-figure toys, these books will bring out the best in kids...in a weird sort of way. These best-sellers have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Korean, Greek, Norwegian, Dutch, German and Hebrew. That blows me away! For those of you who haven't heard of Captain Underpants, "tra-la-la", it's just a matter of time! Scholastic's comical books are "tons-o-fun, lots-of-laffs" and packed with "action, thrills, and romance (just kidding)." Your kids won't necessarily spell words incorrectly after reading these books. They'll just develop a wonderful sense of humor and be all-around great kids. Whenever you're in a library and you see kids rolling in the aisles, chances are they're reading a Captain Underpants book. The kids could be in a video arcade or at the mall, but here they are, READING books. Great stuff, Pilkey! But, he knows that. He keeps cranking 'em out! I don't blame him. You'll find all four epic novels in this boxed set (for less than $16) including: The Adventures of Captain Underpants; Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets; Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds); and Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants. My 9-year-old tester urges potential readers to read the books in order. The silliest book ("the best", according to Tim) is definitely the fourth epic novel! No plots have been revealed in this review. Truly, the coolest superhero among kids in grades 3 and up! Hint: boys dig these books more than girls do! |
