Familiar faces and familiar themes reappear in Pilkey's newest
addition to the Captain Underpants family. George Beard and Harold
Hutchins, the merry pranksters of his wildly popular series, are
back, this time as authors of a "graphic novel." Punished by their
principal, Mr. Krupp, the boys are sentenced to write a 100-page
essay on "Good Citizenship." Of course, that doesn't happen. The
story of Super Diaper Baby is their not-so-contrite response to the
punishment. There is plenty to be offended by in this truly
"graphic" work. Adults and children who can spell well will surely
be distracted and occasionally confused by the plethora of
misspelled words and missing punctuation marks. The bad guy being
turned into a giant "piece of poo" and many more visual and written
references to human excrement will revolt grownups and embarrass
some members of the intended audience. When Diaper Dog reassures
the newly transformed Deputy Dangerous that it could be worse, "you
could have been turned into diareah [sic]," most adults will
consider closing the covers and turning to more serious fare. But
most children get a delicious thrill from reading forbidden and
naughty things, and Pilkey has filled this niche for the emergent
reader. Silly puns abound. Scatological humor is the order of the
day, crowned with a toilet-paper-wrapped Deputy Doo-Doo being
delivered to, you guessed it, Uranus. Adults will want to use this
book as a birdcage liner, and young readers with elementary senses
of humor will revel in the humor and silliness. Some readers might
feel encouraged to design their own comic books. More sophisticated
readers will better appreciate the forbidden humor of Roald Dahl.
(Fiction. 6-10) (Kirkus Reviews)
George Beard and Harold Hutchins are special. Yeah, ask their
school principal, Mr Krupp (just make sure you aren't standing too
close-he's got a mean right hook). Now the amazingly-talented
George and Harold have created an all-new superhero-Super Diaper
Baby! The first newborn ever to fight crime, stomp on evil baddies
and not get his diaper dirty. With the help of his trusty sidekick
, Diaper Dog, little Billy Hoskins is out to save the world before
bedtime!
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