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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Nov 14, 2011
Pros: funny, flip-o-rama, lots of adventures, finding out your 'new' name
Cons: the boy's grammar and spelling in their comic, potty humor won't appeal to all
Summary: My son has been loving the Captain Underpants series. We recently just finished the fourth novel in the series: Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants.The book stars George and Harold, two boys who attend Jerome ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 30, 2008
Pros: Gets kids to read
Cons: None if you don't mind a bit of bathroom humor
Summary: Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants series is either loved or hated by parents and teachers. For the kids who read these books though, I have never run into a child who dislikes this series. Monkey Girl is in the fifth grade and has been ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 9, 2002
Pros: Incredibly silly
Cons: May send you into an irretrievable case of the giggles
Summary: ... be afraid. Okay, so I admit it, now that we've been whizzing through the Captain Underpants adventure books (errm, not sure if pun was intended or not) these things are growing on me. At first, I saw them as stupid, silly and a waste of trees. Now? ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 24, 2001
Pros: Very silly book, sure to please young readers who find body functions hilarious.
Cons: Can't say the title with a straight face.
Summary: Yes, I did say "PoopyPants". I actually was reciting the
name of the book we wanted to check out at the library. My
son, who wanted the book, was too embarrassed to ask the
librarian where we could find Captain Underpants and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 29, 2000
Pros: corny, silly, creative, clever, fun
Cons: none
Summary: I've found the Fountain of Youth! It's contained in the clever silliness of Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants books. One adventure, and you're magically transported back to grade school, when you didn't know what a mortgage was, and it was someone else's ... read more
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