The Adventures of Captain Underpants 内裤超人历险记

《内裤超人历险记》讲的是两个调皮捣蛋的小男孩乔治与哈洛的故事。他们虽然处处闯祸，喜欢恶作剧，让大人们头痛不已，不过其实本性一点也不坏。他们最伟大的发明是创造了“内裤超人”。他们和内裤超人一起合力打败了尿布博士、吃人马桶、外星女厨师、史屁多教授和魔发女妖，发生了很多趣事。BookDescriptionTheCaptainUnderpantsseries,byDavPilkey,isaseriesofAmericanchildren'sbooksabouttwo4thgraders,GeorgeBeardandHaroldHutchins,andtheaptly-namedsuperherotheyaccidentallycreated,whoistheirprincipal,Mr.BennyKrupp.HaroldandGeorgearetwomischievousfourthgraderswhohavecreatedtheirowncomicbookhero,CaptainUnderpants.Pronetoplayingpranks,theboyshypnotizetheirschoolprincipalintobecomingtheircrime-fightingcreationand,naturally,thingsgetoutofhand—theprincipalescapesandbeginsroamingthestreetsinhisunderwear.Willtheboysbeabletogetthingsbackundercontrol?FromSchoolLibraryJournalGrade2-5-Pilkeypacksanamazingamountofhumorintowhatcouldhavebeenaone-gagnovel.Besidesturningtheirprincipalintoasillysuperhero,GeorgeandHaroldplaytricksonjustabouteveryone.Theypepperpom-poms,putbubblebathintubas,andfillafootballwithhelium.Pilkey'sillustrationsarehalfthefun,andthatmagicalmomentwhenthehypnotizedPrincipalKruppdonshisCaptainUnderpantsuniformandsings"Tra-La-Laaaaaaaa"ispriceless.KruppisaworthysuccessortoLamarJ.Spurgle,thenemesisof"theCut-Ups"inJamesMarshall'sgreatpicturebooks.The"kneelhere"signinfrontofhisdesksaysitall.KidAppealAward:Superheroesarealwaysfascinatingtokids.Andchildrenofacertainagewilllaughatanythingthathastodowithunderpants.Combiningthetwowasastrokeofcomicgenius.FromBooklistGr.2^-4.Thetitleandthecoverart,whichdepictsatoothy,egg-shapedfellowinaredcapeandjockeyshorts,aredesignedtokeepthischapterbookinconstantcirculation.Thestoryisasuperherospoof:twomisbehavingfourth-gradeboys,HaroldandGeorge,hypnotizetheirschoolprincipalandturnhimintotheircomicbookcreation,CaptainUnderpants.Theboyshavetheirhandsfullwhenthecaptainescapesandstartschasingbadguysinhisunderwear.Theextraleadingandslightlyenlargedtypefacemakeforeasierreading,butthesillinessgoesoverboard（picturevillainousDr.Diaperstaringatapileofrubberdoggydoo）,andthemanyaction-packedillustrationsrobtheplotofsomeofitszipbycommandingmorethantheirshareofattention.（Theflipbookpagesseemclever,butthey'rereallyjustatease）.Still,thehumorisontargetforsomekidsinthisagegroup,whowillundoubtedlylookforwardtoaplannedsecondadventureFromKirkusReviewsInthefineoldtraditionofJamesMarshall'sCut-Ups,Pilkey（GodBlesstheGargoyles,1996,etc.）introducesGeorgeBeardandHaroldHutchins,twousuallyresponsiblefourth-graders,asin``wheneveranythingbadhappened,GeorgeandHaroldwereusuallyresponsible.''Prankstersofthefirstorder,GeorgeandHaroldarefinallynabbedbyMr.Krupp,theprincipal,whomtheythenhypnotizeintobelievinghe'sCaptainUnderpants,asuperherooftheirowncreation.Beforetheycanstophim,he'soutthewindowincapeandbriefs,offtofightcrimewithWedgiePower,takingonbankrobbers,robotthieves--```Youknow,'saidGeorge,`upuntilnowthisstorywasalmostbelievable!'''--andultimatelytheevilDr.Diaper.DistractingDr.Diaperwithsome``fakedoggydoo-doo,''theboyssavetheplanet,thenhustleKruppbackintohisclothes,justintimefor--theirnextadventure,TheAttackoftheTalkingToilets,comingsoon.Pilkey'sstubbyblack-and-whitecartoonfiguresappearoneverypagebutcanbeanimatedinonechapter,thanksto``Flip-O-Rama,''wherereadersflippagesbackandforthforthe``latestincheesyanimationtechnology.''There'llbenosilenceinthelibraryoncereadersgetholdofthissomewhatclassieralternativetoBarf-o-Ramabooksandtheircrudeilk.（Fiction.9-11）