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Summary: Don't get these for kids learning to read!
Review: If you're thinking of getting these for your kindergarten, 1st or 2nd grade children I would suggest you pass on these books.
In the captian underpants books are "comic books" drawn and written by two of the characters in the story. Pilkey, trying to be cute, has the kids constantly misspelling words in their comic books. My son, just learning to read and who loves these books, has a hard time understanding why someone would purposely misspell words. A number of times while practicing for spelling tests he has had words on his list that have been in the books and has asked if it's okay to spell his words the same way they do in the captain underpants books.
It's nice that Pilkey can create a lucrative business based on potty humor and his inability to draw above a 3rd grade level but for those children learning how to read and write these books can be detrimental.
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Summary: A Good Way to Amuse Your Inner (and outer) child
Review: My mother bought this box set for my son when he was 5. He's now 8, and they're just as funny to him now as they were then. Even though he likes to read, these are by far his favorite books. I have trouble getting him to put them down. And I've discovered that kids aren't the only ones who like them. I've caught myself laughing at them, sometimes so hard I have tears streaming down my face. Highly recommended.
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Summary: A Good Way to Amuse Your Inner (and outer) child
Review: My mother bought this box set for my son when he was 5. He's now 8, and they're just as funny to him now as they were then. Even though he likes to read, these are by far his favorite books. I have trouble getting him to put them down. And I've discovered that kids aren't the only ones who like them. I've caught myself laughing at them, sometimes so hard I have tears streaming down my face. Highly recommended.
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Summary: My 9 yr old loves these books :)
Review: My sister started buying these books for our son last year. He loves them. He reads them everyday. Before it was hard to get him to read, now he can't wait to pick up one of these books. Thanks to the publishers of these hilarious books!
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Summary: Make your boy a READER!
Review: My son had all the elements of a good reader. I'd read to him EVERY night from infancy and up. We read nonfiction, fiction, letters, magazines. I'm an avid reader and writer. . .but still, by third grade it was work to make him pick up a book and read to himself. The nightly struggles ended when we discovered the TRUE SUPERHERO to Moms. . Dav Pilkey. He couldn't put them down. . and scans the bookshelves at bookstores for the next CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS. He's in 7th grade now, and always gets above average on his reading state standardized tests. I think I owe it to Captain Underpants teaching him that reading can be fun. Dav, your sense of humour is sick. . .just perfect for boys! I have no idea how you tap into that energy, but keep it up.
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Summary: From a parent of a special needs child...my point of view
Review: My son has a mild Autism, and possible reading problems. So, when I finally read these books to my seven year old, I knew I'd found something that would encourage him to read. My son, as most young children do, find potty humor amusing. It is actually a series that is now making my son want to read where before he refused. Many thanks to the creators of Captian Underpants. The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby are wonderful as well.
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Summary: My son can't get enough of these books!
Review: My son loves to read, and these books have become a staple in our house. He reads them and rereads them! I wasn't sure if his teacher would be too thrilled due to the, well, stinky topic. But she admitted that she loves them, too. These are really super books, especially for young boys.
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Summary: My son cannot get enough of Captain Underpants
Review: My son started reading these books in the second grade. Now in the third grade, he's already reading bigger books like Harry Potter, but his favorites are still Captain Underpants. We had to go to the library and get them all and then at birthday time and Christmas, different relatives each bought a book so he now owns the entire set. He gets me laughing with the jokes. He came up to me and said "Knock Knock". I of course answered with "Who's There?"... "I'm a Pile Up" he says.... when I answered "I'm a pile up who" (which sounds just like "I'm a pile of poo") he roared with laughter and went back to his Captain Underpants books to find more things to "get me" with. He evens reads them to his 5 year old brother. They are actually getting along with each other as they sit on the floor and read together. I never thought stories about boy humor would make me so happy. And the language in these books is fairly tame. If you can handle the word "poop", you shouldn't mind these books at all.
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Summary: Boys love the toilet humor...even though we don't
Review: The title gives it away folks. These silly stories are geared towards little boys and mine certainly can't get enough. My son is not real interested in reading but he LOVES these books. He reads them over and over agian, apparently finding humor in the toilet refrences. While not at all educational, who really cares if you can get them to read? As an added bonus to reading, there are also step by step drawing instructions so they can learn to draw their favorite "Underpants" character. Some may see the title and think that these books are inappropriate. I have read through them and they seem fine to me but I suppose "fine" is subjective. I will say that my son's Catholic school library has them so they can't be that bad. My advice is to buy them, especially if it's for a boy who is less than enthusiastic about reading.
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Summary: Perfect for pre-teen boys (8 & over)
Review: These books appeal to pre-teen boys with humor about the school principal, school cafeterias, and some bathroom humor; but it gets them to read and appreciate books, and that's the most important part at this age. My son's read every book at least 5 times in the past two years. He even read the books to me and the there's a lot of fresh, creative, and cute humor that I really enjoyed.
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