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If You Like the Captain Underpants Series... |
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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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Link + Hud : Heroes by a Hair by Jarrett PumphreyBrothers Lincoln and Hudson Dupré go on imaginary adventures that often wreak havoc in the real world and conspire to undermine their newest babysitter.
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Two-Headed Chicken by Tom AnglebergerAnything is possible in the multiverse, including a madcap adventure starring a plucky two-headed chicken. But look out--there's a chicken-hungry moose in pursuit! In this fourth wall-breaking graphic novel, our double-headed hero is chased through dozens of bizarre universes, from an ocean planet with a disturbing mermoose (that you can never unsee) to a world where chickens drive cars, and even to a land covered with . . . pizza sauce? With each BZOOP! of the universe-hopping Astrocap, the only thing to expect is the unexpected.
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The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy GriffithsLife is perfect in their amazing 13-story treehouse equipped with a bowling alley, swimming pool, and secret underground laboratory, until Andy and Terry try to write their next book amid such distractions as flying cats, giant bananas, and dangerous burp-gas bubblegum bubbles.
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Batman and Robin and Howard by Jeffrey BrownSidelined by Batman after a crimefighting excursion goes wrong, Damian Wayne must learn how to live as an average kid. But life in his new school becomes more challenging than Damian expected when he meets his match in a rival named Howard.
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Real Pigeons Fight Crime! by Andrew McDonaldA group of crime-fighting pigeon friends team together to solve mysteries, battle bad guys, and save the city.
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Fart Quest: A Silent but Deadly Adventure by Aaron ReynoldsAfter 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 DickersonTaking 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 PotterEveryday, 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 NawrockiTen-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. ThomsonWhen 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 JonesDetective-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 Buddiesby Jan CarrWhen 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 SteinBeaky 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 AnglebergerDJ 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 BlabeyThe 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. Please note: this title can be found in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section of the library. |
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Dog Diaries by James PattersonWhen 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 BarnettWhen 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 PilkeyFollow 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. Please note: this title can be found in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section of the library. |
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