by Dav Pilkey
Part of Captain Underpants, book 1
First published 2013
George Beard and Harold Hutchins sit in their fourth-grade classroom, sketching comic books when they should be paying attention. These two class clowns have invented Captain Underpants, a superhero who fights crime in his underwear. Their drawings show him soaring through the sky, cape flowing behind him, ready to battle evil wherever it lurks. But George and Harold's creation is about to become much more than pencil marks on paper. Through their mischievous schemes, they manage to transform their fictional hero into a real person. Captain Underpants springs to life, complete with his signature outfit and unwavering dedication to justice. There's just one problem: this new superhero has no idea who he really is underneath the cape and underwear. His secret identity remains a mystery even to himself. George and Harold must figure out how to handle their living, breathing creation as he stumbles through his heroic duties. The boys discover that bringing a comic book character to life creates complications they never anticipated when they were just drawing pictures during math class.
Genres: adventure, fantasy, comics
Vibes: whimsical
Tropes: found-family
144 pages · Hardcover · Scholastic Inc.