The Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book O' Fun

by Dav Pilkey

Overview

Laugh out loud with Captain Underpants, the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Dog Man!

They defeated Dr. Diaper! They trampled the terrible Talking Toilets! They crushed the crazy Cafeteria Ladies from outer space! And they prevented preposterous Professor Poopypants from pulverizing the planet! Now George and Harold are back for more fun and games with their wedgie-powered superhero, Captain Underpants!Join George and Harold as they play hilarious pranks on clueless Mr. Krupp and get caught in some very puzzle-ing situations. And they'll show you how to make your very own comic books — complete with that world-famous cheesy animation technique, Flip-O-Rama!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780439267618
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2001
Series:	Captain Underpants Series
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	25,684
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books — the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.

In college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to write and illustrate for kids. He took her advice and created his first book, World War Won, which won a national competition in 1986. Dav made many other books before being awarded the California Young Reader Medal for Dog Breath (1994) and the Caldecott Honor for The Paperboy (1996).

In 2002, Dav published his first full-length graphic novel for kids, called The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby. It was both a USA Today and New York Times bestseller. He has published more than seventy books for children, including the bestselling Dog Man and Cat Kid Comic Club graphic novels.

Dav's stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, empathy, and the triumph of the good-hearted.

When he is not making books for kids, Dav loves to kayak with his wife in the Pacific Northwest.

Editorial Reviews

The critics are CRAZY about UNDERPANTS!"Irresistible." — Entertainment Weekly"Call Pilkey... the savior of the 'reluctant reader.'" — USA Today"So appealing that youngsters won't notice that their vocabulary is stretching." —School Library Journal"Pilkey's sharp humor shines, and is as much fun for parents as their young readers."— Parents' Choice Foundation"Combines empowerment and empathy with age-appropriate humor and action." —Booklist"Celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted." — The Educational Book and MediaAssociation

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