Laugh out loud with Captain Underpants, the #1
New York Times bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Dog Man!
Just when you thought it was safe to flush, the Turbo Toilet 2000 strikes back! The carnivorous commode known for devouring everything in its path has built up a real appetite... for REVENGE! Luckily, the fate of humanity is once again in the hands of George and Harold and their annoying nemesis Melvin Sneedly. Will Wedgie Power prevail? Or will the amazing Captain Underpants be flushed away forever?
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Laugh out loud with Captain Underpants, the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Dog Man!
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The critics are CRAZY about UNDERPANTS!"Irresistible." -- Entertainment Weekly"Call Pilkey... the savior of the 'reluctant reader.'" -- USA Today"So appealing that youngsters won't notice that their vocabulary is stretching." --School Library Journal"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." --Booklist"Celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted." -- The Educational Book and MediaAssociation
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When 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.
In college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to write and illustrate for kids. He took her advice and created his first book, World War Won, which won a national competition in 1986. Dav made many other books before being awarded the California Young Reader Medal for Dog Breath (1994) and the Caldecott Honor for The Paperboy (1996).
In 2002, Dav published his first full-length graphic novel for kids, called The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby. It was both a USA Today and New York Times bestseller. Since then, he has published more than a dozen full-length graphic novels for kids, including the bestselling Dog Man and Cat Kid Comic Club series.
Dav's stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, empathy, and the triumph of the good-hearted.
When he is not making books for kids, Dav loves to kayak with his wife in the Pacific Northwest.
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From CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS AND THE TYRANNICAL RETALIATION OF THE TURBO TOILET 2000"Here you are," said Melvin. "Home again, home again, jiggity jig! Take your precious eggs and go about your business!""Wait a second," said George. "Aren't the cops still after us?""Yeah," said Harold. "Don't they still think we stole that money from the bank?""Not anymore," said Melvin proudly, patting himself on the back with one of his mechanical tentacles. "Luckily, I had this glow-in-the-dark, time-traveling robo-squid suit in my garage. I used it to go back in time and hack into the bank's computer.""What for?" asked Harold."No big deal," said Melvin. "I altered their surveillance images a little bit. Just don't grow a mustache or a beard anytime soon, and you guys'll be fine.""Wow," said Harold. "Melvin Sneedly rescued us. I can't believe it!""Yeah, I don't get it, Melvin," said George, suspiciously. "You've always hated us. How come you're being so nice to us all of a sudden?""Oh, I have my reasons," said Melvin. "I have my reasons."
