The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Collectors' Edition with Bonus CD Included)

I honestly think these books are totally stupid & rude, but my kids like them. The little one likes the music. I would say if your kids haven't discovered Captain Underpants on their own, don't introduce it to them. You'll probably wish you hadn't.

I picked this book up on a whim in my ever expanding quest to teach my autistic 10 year old son to read for pleasure. He's always been a fan of the David books by David Shannon and despite connecting with those real well it is time to move toward something more his grade (and reading) level. The set up of a superhero and two friends who get into loads of trouble piqued my interest. I shelled out for the super special collector's edition because it came with a cd that has bonus features, like a mini game and a music video. I thought spreading the book across multiple medias would help engage him (not to mention he loves playing on the computer).

And I completely scored on this one. From chapter one my kids loved this book. (And the book itself, not the cd!) Harold and George's adventures are mischievous and outrageous enough to not just get the kids reading, but rereading on their own and telling other people about it. When we finished they begged to go out and get the second one, which definitely pleased this book-loving mom.

In this first adventure kids can meet Harold and George, best friends who are also major tricksters. Harold and George often go way too far in their pranks (in fact, ruining everyone else's fun is a reoccurring theme and not shown in a positive light). But when really serious problems begin (like Dr. Diaper sending his evil robots to take over the world) Harold and George manage to do the right thing, proving they aren't bad boys, they just get carried away.

There are a ton of illustrations on every page and the super hero himself, Captain Underpants is so corny and over the top that it's hard not to love him. This book is a great option for middle grade readers,somewhere between Dr. Seuss but not ready to read chapter books on their own, or for tough to engage readers. I think can appeal to boys and girls and should absolutely be a part of public or school collections aimed at children. Teachers looking for a read on the fun side, with short, punchy chapters will find these books have a lot to offer too. And of course, parents might not like Harold and George's naughty natures, or the crudeness of some of the parts, but the moral of the story and getting kids reading trumps all.

Recommended for: 7-12 years olds

These books get kids to read more.

Great Book

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My son is in love with this book series. You would think he's hearing me read the greatest book of all time. He gets so excited asking me to read another chapter soon as I'm done

My son loves this series. It lights up his imagination and inspires him to put aside digital media & read.

This book is impossible for a child not to like reading it. It had my six year old reading it over and over again. I used to have a hard time getting him to read. This book changed that!

Got this for my 5 yr old - we LOVED it. It is seriously funny. We are now looking forward to the rest of the series.

Dave Pilkey does it again with another wonderful childrens book. Also the author of dumb bunnies, this book is an action adventure book. It tells the tale of an unlikely hero who's secret identity is so secret that even he doesn't know. It's done in a format style like a of a child writing a comic book. This book brings back some memories of the goofy stories in a "newspaper" that my brother, cousin, and I used to create. Tra-La-LAAAAAA

The collectors edition comes with a "motion" front cover and a CD with games and web links to other games on it. Well worth the $9.99 I got it for right off the shelf. This is a book you can judge by it's cover, because it's just funny.