The Adventures of Captain Underpants is a
chapter book with a twist. The chapters are very small, with some chapters
being comic strips and others being a flip book called Flip-O-Rama (a chapter
entirely of pictures which can be ‘animated’ by flicking the pages really fast).
The book is aimed at students from year 2 to
7 (depending on reading ability). The small chapters are a great way of
introducing students to independently reading chapter books. Also the story
line is a very fun and intriguing one. Suitable for students who like to read
adventure books. The Adventures of Captain Underpants is about two boys George
and Harold, who love to create comic books about the hero Captain Underpants (a
creation of their imagination). One day they hypnotise their principal Mr.
Krupp (using their hypnotic ring) to become Captain Underpants and the
adventures begin!
The story is really interesting to read due
to the small chapters and the comic strips, animated pictures and cartoon illustrations.
The story is told from a third person perspective which allows the reader to
see everything that is happening in the story and allows the narrator to swap
between past and present very easily when describing flashbacks.
Captain Underpants is actually a series of
small chapter books, which is great as it gives students who love to read humourous,
adventure books a character in which to love and create imaginative stories
about.
I loved reading The Adventures of Captain
Underpants, and Pilkey’s imagination is sure to captivate any reader, no matter
how old they are.
By
Emma Windebank
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