{"product_id":"captain-underpants-and-the-terrifying-return-of-tippy-tinkletrousers-captain-underpants-9-isbn-9780545175340","title":"Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers (Captain Underpants #9)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e      Laugh out loud with Captain Underpants, the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Dog Man!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen we last saw George and Harold, they were headed to jail for the rest of their lives. What could be worse? How about being pulled from prison by a time-traveling tyrant named Tippy Tinkletrousers?!!? Now the boys are taking a trip back in time to the carefree days of kindergarten, when the scariest thing they had to face was \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e evil mad scientists or alien cafeteria ladies but a sixth-grade bully named Kipper Krupp, the nephew of their clueless school principal. And because George and Harold don't invent Captain Underpants until they're in fourth grade, the clever kindergartners are on their own. Will their brains be enough to beat the bully?!!?     \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 MediaAssociation     \u003c\/div\u003e | \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY – JULY 13, 2012\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e[STARRED REVIEW]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaptain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDav Pilkey. Scholastic, $9.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-545-17534-0\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA toast of “non-alckaholick wine” to the ninth Captain Underpants novel—and to Dav Pilkey’s refusal to coast. In fact, the title is something of a red herring since the true centerpiece of this installment is a lengthy flashback to “exactly five years, eleven days, fourteen hours, and six minutes ago,” when mopey kindergartner Harold Hutchins first met precocious George Beard, who sports an awesome Afro instead of his usual flattop. \u003cbr\u003eThe boys face a nasty nemesis in the form of Kipper Krupp, the bullying sixth-grade nephew of Principal Krupp, but since Principal Krupp is years away from becoming the world’s greatest superhero, it’s up to the boys to defeat Kipper on their own. Their intricate and ingenious plan incorporates (and this is a short list) locker sabotage, fear of the paranormal, cheerleaders, pizza deliveries, a huge pair of pants, and the creation of the seminal comic “The Advenchers of Dogman.” Pilkey dials back the toilet humor considerably, but plenty of naughtiness is still afoot (there’s an extended riff on the hilarity of turning a “Brake Inspection” sign into “Bra Inspection”), and egregious misspellings abound. Supa! Ages 7–up. (Aug.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReviewed on: \u003ci\u003e07\/13\/2012\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePermalink: http:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/978-0-545-17534-0 (978-0-545-17534-0) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\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. 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