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A review by erine
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy by Dav Pilkey
3.0
I was pleasantly surprised. Judging by the covers of these books, I wrote them off as overly juvenile, badly written, stupid wastes of time with irritating titles. Instead, I found a surprisingly smart story that reminded me a little of Calvin and Hobbes and a little of Dennis the Mennis, with a lot of gross humor. As far as I'm concerned, I won't rush out and read every one, but I also wouldn't hesitate to recommend this to the right reader.
This particular 'episode' of Captain Underpants had such choice elements as the "Wedgie Wiggle" and the "Big-Butt Boogie" dance steps. So I would definitely go with a reader who has a big, silly sense of humor. I can see how wonderful these books might be in order to get some enjoyment flowing with the reading - even if you're trying to be serious, who can help but laugh at a time machine made out of a purple porta potty, or a superhero who gets overly excited and accidentally leaves two old ladies (who he had been trying to help cross the street) up a tree when he gets distracted by a request to save a cat. A great activity with this book would be to have kids create their own comic like the characters do.
Hopelessly filled with crass humor.
This particular 'episode' of Captain Underpants had such choice elements as the "Wedgie Wiggle" and the "Big-Butt Boogie" dance steps. So I would definitely go with a reader who has a big, silly sense of humor. I can see how wonderful these books might be in order to get some enjoyment flowing with the reading - even if you're trying to be serious, who can help but laugh at a time machine made out of a purple porta potty, or a superhero who gets overly excited and accidentally leaves two old ladies (who he had been trying to help cross the street) up a tree when he gets distracted by a request to save a cat. A great activity with this book would be to have kids create their own comic like the characters do.
Hopelessly filled with crass humor.