Action! Adventure! Danger! A Flip-O-Rama in every chapter! The first
graphic novel by George Beard and Harold Hutchins, the
creators of the worldly famous Captain Underpants series, has it all! Beard and Hutchins are two amazing 4th graders at Jerome Horwitz Elementary School in Piqua, Ohio whose superheroes have saved the world over 5 times (see author note at bottom of review) ! Beard writes the stories and Hutchins draws the pictures. It contains 11 cool Flip-O-Ramas, where you flip two pages of the book quickly back and forth to simulate live animation (you have to add your own sound effects, however). Our adventure begins with a car speeding to the hospital with Mr. and Mrs. Hoskins about to give birth. Meanwhile, Deputy Dangerous and Danger Dog plot to take over the world. They open a fake “underware” laundrymat and lure Captain Underpants there so that they can steal his super powers with a “Super Power Taker-Awayer Ray 2000.” Danger Dog drinks half the super potion, but the cops crash in before Deputy Dangerous can slurp down his share. Danger Dog uses his new “lazer eye powers” to burn a hole in the wall and flies away with Deputy on his back. Back at the hospital, the doctor gives the newborn baby boy the “spank of life”. Baby flies out the window, lands on the villains being chased by the cops, and accidentally drinks the rest of the power juice. KA-POW! Super Diaper Baby is created! Read the rest of the book to find out how Deputy Dangerous plots his revenge with the Robo-Ant 2000, resulting in a surprising twist of events. Beard and Hutchins generously provide a “How 2 Draw” section in the back so readers can learn how to draw their own Super Diaper Baby, Diaper Dog, Deputy Doo-Doo, and Robo-Ant 2000. With poop jokes and plenty of playground humor, this
graphic novel is obviously targeted for boys ages 7 - 10, yet girls and adults may get a kick out of it, too. Spoiler alert: Beard and Hutchins are fictitious characters created by the real Dav Pilkey, author of tons of graphic novels for kids (see www.pilkey.com).
Don’t Tell Me What to Read! Believe it or not, some people wanted
Super Diaper Baby banned from the libraries and classrooms, objecting to the toilet humor and bad grammar. "I just want children to be educated and not degraded," said one grandmother. Banned Books Week is September 27 thru October 4, 2009. This annual event celebrates the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. To see a list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books: 1990-2000 by American public libraries and schools, click on the (link below) or check out the website for the American Library Association (ALA).