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Here are some of our favorite titles for kids who like Captain Underpants. These titles can be found in the Juvenile section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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Fart Quest: A Silent but Deadly Adventure
by Aaron Reynolds
After their masters are vaporized in a goblin battle gone badly, Fart, Pan, and Moxie, three lowly apprentices, decide to impersonate their mentors and pick up the mantle as heroes of the realm. But they need more than a fancy robe, magic staff, and book of magical beasts to be real heroes. They need a quest! So when The Great and Powerful Kevin puts out a call for help, seeking the coveted Golden Llama and its magical golden fart, young Fart and his friends jump at the chance and embark on a journey they were destined for.
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Housecat Trouble: Lost and Found
by Mason Dickerson
Taking to the streets, Buster, Nova, and Chauncey have an otherworldly encounter while trying to reunite a lost kitten with its owner.
Please note: this title can be found in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section of the library.
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Otis Dooda: Strange but True
by Ellen Potter
Everyday, 9-year-old Otis Dooda confronts a series of zany changes when his father's new job prompts the family's move to a New York City apartment, where Otis is cursed by a guy in a potted plant in their apartment building lobby and has to team up with a new friend and a gassy miniature horse to break the curse.
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Squirreled Away
by Michael Nawrocki
Ten-year-old Michael sneaks into a cave near the Dead Sea where his father has been working and finds a pair of 2,000-year-old squirrels, which he stows in his backpack and takes home to Tennessee.
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Two Friends, One Dog, and a Very Unusual Week
by Sarah L. Thomson
When Rani moves into her apartment building with absolutely no one but her dog Otto, Emily finds her orderly existence thrown into chaos by this silver-sequined-sneaker-wearing, rule-breaking girl who teaches her a thing or two about living life to the fullest.
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Finder's Creatures: Bog Gone!
by P. Knuckle Jones
Detective-in-training Finder the tree frog and her friends Chopper and Keeper try to figure out why all the animals in Belly Acre Bog have disappeared.
Please note: this title can be found in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section of the library.
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Not Really Buddies
by Jan Carr
When Bea comes crashing into his second-grade classroom, Buddy wonders how he and this fast-talking, upside-down-thinking girl will ever get along in the same classroom community.
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Beaky Barnes: Egg on the Loose
by David Ezra Stein
Beaky Barnes, a no-nonsense chicken who is determined to save her desirable egg, must outwit a hungry inspector, a desperate chef, and an entrepreneurial woman on her tail, to make her escape.
Please note: this title can be found in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section of the library.
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DJ Funkyfoot: Butler for Hire!
by Tom Angleberger
DJ Funkyfoot may have a name fit for a hip-hop star, but as a dog butler desperate to find a job, he takes a job as a nanny watching over a ShrubBaby that loves chaos
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The Bad Guys
by Aaron Blabey
The Bad Guys: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Piranha, want to be heroes, and they decide that the way to do it is to free the two hundred dogs in the city dog pound--but their plan soon goes awry.
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Dog Diaries
by James Patterson
When his misbehavior forces his rule-breaking young owner to enroll him in obedience training, Junior, the exuberant mutt, must overcome naughty habits having to do with critters, mail carriers, irresistible smells, and the terrifying vacuum cleaner to avoid returning to the pound.
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Mac Undercover
by Mac Barnett
When Mac receives a call from the Queen of England asking him to find the Coronation Spoon, Mac embarks on his first adventure as a secret agent.
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Dog Man
by Dav Pilkey
Follow the heroic adventures of Greg the police dog who, after being injured on the job at the side of his police officer companion, makes history through a life-saving surgery that transforms him into Dog Man.
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How to Train Your Dragon
by Cressida Cowell
Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon.
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Alvin Ho
by Lenore Look
Frightened by everything, second-grader Alvin becomes a force to be reckoned with when he transforms himself into Firecracker Man!
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Miss Daisy is Crazy!
by Dan Gutman
Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.
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Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute
by Jarrett Krosoczka
The school lunch lady--who is a secret crime fighter--uncovers an evil plot to replace all the popular teachers with robots. This book can be found in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section of the library.
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Stick Dog
by Tom Watson
When new middle-grade hero Stick Dog's quest for hamburgers turns out to be more difficult than he could have ever imagined, he challenges his friends to come up with a master plan that includes unconventional solutions.
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