{"product_id":"captain-underpants-and-the-perilous-plot-of-professor-poopypants-color-edition-captain-underpants-4-isbn-9780545871877","title":"Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants: Color Edition (Captain Underpants #4)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e      Professor Pippy P. Poopypants takes over science class at Jerome Horwitz Elementary in the fourth book in this #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of Dog Man!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge and Harold are fourth-grade buddies with a penchant for practical jokes. When the boys' latest prank drives their science teacher over the edge, their clueless principal, Mr. Krupp, quickly hires a replacement: Professor Pippy P. Poopypants. Of course, George and Harold can't resist making fun of the Professor's silly name. But then the Professor retaliates by forcing everyone in town to change their own names to be equally silly, with colossal consequences!     \u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003eLaugh out loud with Captain Underpants, the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Dog Man!\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe critics are CRAZY about UNDERPANTS!\u003c\/b\u003e\"Irresistible.\" -- \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\"Call Pilkey... the savior of the 'reluctant reader.'\" -- \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\"So appealing that youngsters won't notice that their vocabulary is stretching.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\"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.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\"Celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted.\" -- The Educational Book and Media Association     \u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to write and illustrate for kids. He took her advice and created his first book, \u003ci\u003eWorld War Won\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a national competition in 1986. Dav made many other books before being awarded the California Young Reader Medal for \u003ci\u003eDog Breath\u003c\/i\u003e (1994) and the Caldecott Honor for \u003ci\u003eThe Paperboy\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2002, Dav published his first full-length graphic novel for kids, called \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Super Diaper Baby\u003c\/i\u003e. It was both a \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. He has published more than seventy books for children, including the bestselling Dog Man and Cat Kid Comic Club graphic novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDav's stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, empathy, and the triumph of the good-hearted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he is not making books for kids, Dav loves to kayak with his wife in the Pacific Northwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003e      CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS AND THE PERILOUS PLOT OF PROFESSOR POOPYPANTS: COLOR EDITIONProfessor Poopypants was running out of money, and there was no place left for him to turn. Then, one day, the professor walked into a New York coffee shop and picked up a newspaper. And like a message from heaven, Pippy P. Poopypants found his answer.\"THAT'S IT!\" he cried. \"I'll become an elementary school science teacher! I'll work really hard, and soon, people will come to respect me and see what a genius I am. \u003ci\u003eThen\u003c\/i\u003e I can introduce my great inventions to the world!\"Pippy Poopypants was certain that the one place people \u003ci\u003ewouldn't\u003c\/i\u003e laugh at his name was at an elementary school. \"Kids are so accepting and loving,\" he said. “You can always count on the sweetness and innocence of children!\"\"Hello, boys and girls,\" said the professor a week later. “I'm going to be your new science teacher. My name is… Professor Pippy P. Poopypants.\"HA-HA-HA-HA!\"Alright, settle down, boys and girls. Yes, yes, it's a funny name, I know, but let me explain how I got this name. Please, children, settle down. It's not that funny, let me assure you. Um… boys and girls… BOYS AND GIRLS! 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