Captain Underpants

If you like Captain Underpants … then check out these titles!

Chapter Books

Bunting, Eve. Nasty, Stinky Sneakers. HarperCollins, 1994. J BUN
Will ten-year-old Colin find his missing stinky sneakers in time to enter The Stinkiest Sneakers in the World contest?

Conford, Ellen. Dear Mom, Get Me Out of Here. Little, Brown, 1992. J CON
Trapped in a dreadful boarding school, Paul joins his classmates in attempting to uncover the shocking past of their headmaster Mr. Pickles.

Feiffer, Jules. The Man in the Ceiling. HarperCollins, 1993. J FEI
"Jimmy has one thing going for him. Though he's no good at sports and not much better in school, he can draw. Which is what he does. Day and night. Comic books. Jimmy's dream is to be a great cartoonist someday, even greater than Walt Disney. Father thinks Jimmy is wasting his time. And Mother, well, her mind is always on something else, so she isn't much help…”

Keane, David. The Haunted Toolshed. Joe Sherlock, 1. HarperCollins, 2006. J KEA
A super-sleuth fourth grader solves the case of a neighbor's haunted toolshed.

Korman, Gordon. Chicken Doesn’t Skate. Scholastic Press, 1996. J KOR
Wild things happen at the South Middle School when Milo's science project, Henrietta the chicken, becomes the hockey team's mascot and their only chance for a winning season

Kurzweil, Allen. Leon and the Spitting Image. Greenwillow Books, 2003. J KUR
Leon, a fourth grader at The Ethical School, tries to outwit the school bully and learn to sew for fanatical teacher Miss Cronheim, with unexpected help from his final project-- a doll with magical powers.

Levy, Elizabeth. Night of the Living Gerbil. HarperCollins, 2001. J LEV
Sam and his brother Robert fear their new neighbor is a zombie and plans to bring their dead pet gerbil back to life.

McDonald, Megan. Stink:The Incredible Shrinking Kid. Candlewick Press, 2005. J MCD
The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.

Pinkwater, Daniel. Fat Men from Space. Dodd, Mead, 1977. J PIN
Through his radio tooth, William learns of an invasion by spacemen who are taking all of earth's supply of junk food.

---. Hoboken Chicken Emergency. Prentice-Hall, 1977. J PIN
Arthur goes to pick up the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner but comes back with a 260-pound chicken.

---. Wingman. Dodd, Mead, 1975. J PIN
To escape the problems of being poor and Chinese, Donald begins to cut school to climb the George Washington Bridge where he meets Wingman, a sort of Chinese Superman.

Regan, Dian Curtis. The World According to Kaley. Darby Creek Pub, 2005. J REG
Kaley Bluster has her own view of the world history she reads for her 4th grade essay writing assignments. Her teacher, Mr. Serrano, tries to get her to write essays, but they always turn out to be creative commentaries on Kaley's life and her own interpretations of history in light of her modern world.

Van Draanen, Wendelin. Enemy Spy. Shreddrman, 4. Random House, 2005. J VAN
When Nolan witnesses a serious crime, he realizes he may not be able to hide behind his Shredderman identity this time.

Winkler, Henry. Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade. Hank Zipzer, the Worlds Greatest Underachiever, 7. Grosset & Dunlap, 2004. J H Series
Fearing that he may be failing fourth grade, Hank enlists the help of his friends, and even his annoying younger sister, in an effort to prevent his parents from attending a parent-teacher conference.

Beginning Readers

James, Brian. The Supertwins and Tooth Trouble. Scholastic, 2003. E JAM
Twin superheroes Timmy and Tabby fly off in pursuit of a thief when the lost teeth they have placed under their pillows disappear and no money replaces them.

---. Supertwins Meet the Dangerous Dino-Robots. Scholastic, 2003. E JAM
While on a field trip to a museum, young twin superheroes Timmy and Tabby battle robotic dinosaurs controlled by a mad scientist who plans to take over the world.

---. The Supertwins Meet the Bad Dogs from Space. Scholastic, 2003. E JAM
Young twin superheroes Timmy and Tabby battle laser-shooting space poodles who have come to take over the Earth.

Shealy, Dennis R. The Incredible Dash. Random House, 2004. E SHE
The Incredibles, a family which appears normal but whose members have super powers, confront the evil Syndrome.

Van Leeuwen, Jean. Oliver the Mighty Pig. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2004. E VAN
Oliver feels like the superhero Mighty Pig when he wears his Mighty Pig cape, but he finds that being a superhero in the real world has some complications.

Picture Books

Bjorkman, Steve. Supersnouts. Holiday House, 2004. E BJO
Hamlet the piglet joins Snoutbuster and Kernel Hog in a flying confrontation with two burglars on Farmer Frank's farm.

Buehner, Caralyn. Superdog: The Heart of a Hero. HarperCollins, 2004. E BUE
Tired of being overlooked because he is so small, Dexter, a big-hearted dog with big dreams transforms himself into a superhero.

Graham, Bob. Max. Candlewick Press, 2000. E GRA
Max, the young son of superheroes, is a late bloomer when it comes to flying, until he is inspired by the plight of a falling baby bird.

Kirk, David. Captain Sunny Patch. Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends, 6. Viking Children’s Books, 2006. E KIR
While trying to learn how to fly, Squirt accidentally becomes Captain Sunny Patch, the new neighborhood hero.

MacDonald, Ross. Bad Baby. Roaring Book Press, 2005. E MAC
Superhero Jack finds his life turned upside down by the arrival of a very big, and very naughty, baby sister.

McLeod, Bob. SuperHero ABC. HarperCollins, 2006. E MCL
Humorous SuperHeroes such as Goo Girl and The Volcano represent the letters of the alphabet from A to Z.

Tauss, Marc. Superhero. Scholastic Press, 2005. E TAU
Maleek and his robot Marvyn travel to the past to find trees and plants to restore the city that tall buildings have taken over.

Weigel, Jeff. Atomic Ace: He’s Just My Dad. Albert Whitman & Co., 2004. E WEI
In this rhyming story told in comic book format, a boy considers his family normal, though his superhero dad, Atomic Ace, does amazing feats, even battling the evil Insect King.