#Scholastic captain underpants games series#

George and Harold are big-time pranksters. But some grown-ups, true to form, think it's inappropriate for the heroes of a children's book to be such troublemakers. So he wanted to make a children's book that even kids like him would find irresistible. I had all these really negative associations with reading. And whenever it was my turn, everyone would just kind of groan, like 'Ugh, Pilkey's reading again.' And it just took me so long to get through it. 'I remember every kid in the class would have to stand up and read a chapter from our history book or something. He also remembers what it was like to be a struggling reader. He says he remembers what it was like to be a kid who got in trouble for his pranks. Pilkey says there's a lot of him in the Captain Underpants series. This is his 10th Captain Underpants book. But he's clearly tickled when he reads Captain Underpants' battle cry, 'I am here to fight for truth, justice and all that is pre-shrunk and cottony.'Дav Pilkey began writing and creating comics when he was still in elementary school. Sundiata Haley, 7, thinks the title of his favorite Captain Underpants book is too long - 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). In that one, protagonists George Beard and Harold Hutchins get busted for leaving ketchup packets under the toilet seat in a prank they call 'Squishy.' One of his favorites is Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy. Smith Library in New Orleans, 8-year-old Aidan Caliva says he loves the silliness of Captain Underpants. The folks at Scholastic are counting on the new one - Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers - to do just as well.ДЄt the Robert E.

#Scholastic captain underpants games series#

Every book in the series has made it to USA Today's best-seller list. With potty humor, wacky illustrations, and names like Tippy Tinkletrousers and Professor Poopypants, small wonder the books are hugely popular. The new Captain Underpants book puts it this way: 'Did you ever notice how grown-ups hate it when kids are having fun?'Дav Pilkey's Captain Underpants books are all about kids who get in trouble for having mischievous fun. When you're a kid, sometimes adults can be a real drag. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers Author Dav Pilkey