HIT: Solutions for Our Capt. Underpants Crisis

["C. Hoff" <Cwahoff@aol.com>]

Let me just say for the record:  you librarians *rock*!  We hit our local
library today with an amazing list of solutions to our Capt. Underpants
problem.  :-D

Here's what you sent...

My 2nd graders (up to 4th) love the Bailey School Series.  They have names
list Cupid doesn't flip hamburgers and Skeletons don't play tuba.   The
author is Dadley.
Cynthia F. Smith, LMS

My son (4th grade) suggests joke books. I'd suggest you try books by
Henry Allard and James Marshall. They tend to be picture books instead
of chapter books, but they have the same zany humor.
Enjoy,
Lu Ellis


How about the "Time Warp Trio" books by Jon Scieszkak -- they're hilarious,
and there are at least 3 books in the series.
Janet


How about the "Junie B. Jones" series by Barbara Park.  They are funny, too.
Barbara Stricker, Librarian

What about the "Horrible Harry" books, by Suzy Kline?
I think she also has a series about "Mean Marvin."
Yapha


Cecelia: Third graders seem to love "The Mystery of the Plant that Ate
Dirty Socks" and "The Return of the Plant that Ate Dirty Socks" (I guess
they really relate to dirty socks at this age!)

The Louis Sachar books (Sideways Stories series) are popular, "Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory" by Dahl  is a favorite read-aloud. "My Father's
Dragon" and its 2 sequels are wonderful stories (classics) although perhaps
not funny-bone ticklers. Happy reading!
Joanne Ladewig

The Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park and the Marvin Redpost series by
Louis Sachar are favorites among the kids.
Julie STephens

As a middle school media specialist,  I too love Dav Pilkey.  I love the one
that I think it's name is T'was the night before thanksgiving.
Michele C. Knowles

Try the Jon Scieszka "Time Warp Trio" books. Also, I haven't seen them yet,
but the new "Dunc and Amos" books by Gary Paulsen might hit the spot. He
might also like the Richard Peck "Soup" books.

The Twits by Roald Dahl. My 2 & 3 grades love it.
Lucinda Wallen

Have you seen Jon Scieszka's Time Warp trio?  Three boys, one magic kit,
time travel - throw in some gross-out primary level humor and wacky
sketches - you can't go wrong. The first is Knights of the Kitchen Table.
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Eileen M. Rocchio

If your son is fascinated by comic art suggest: The Something Queer
series by Levy (ill. by Gernstein) which uses a lot of sequential art
(comic book) techniques in the illustrations and the plots are amusing
though the stories are short. Avi's City of Light, City of Dark is not
humorous, but it is an entire novel that makes use of the comic book
format. Meanwhile and I Lost My Bear by Jules Feiffer and the Emma books
and Grandpa books by James Stevensen also employ comic book conventions
should he be interested in picture books which make use of sequential
are techniques.
Nancy Lieber


    At that reading level, our most popular series are Junie B. Jones by
Park, and the Magic Tree House books by Osborne.  The Cam Jansen books by
Adler have sporadic rushes.  The easy chapter books by Rylant are
consistently hot.  Did you know that Marc Brown's Arthur is now in easy
chapter books?  And, of course, there's Amelia Bedelia.  Oh, I almost forgot
the Time Warp Trio books by Scieszka (spelling probably wrong).
Hope these suggestions will give your kids something they like -
Linda

Cecilia Hoff
English Teach
Manassas Park High School
Manassas Park, VA
cwahoff@aol.com

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