The children's series "Captain Underpants" has surprisingly topped the list of the most banned books in America in 2012, beating out the much more controversial title "Fifty Shades of Grey." The ...

The 12 “Captain Underpants” books have been challenged or banned frequently in American schools and libraries, mostly for their scatological humor.

Yep. Self-appointed guardians of morality aren’t trying to protect our kids from To Kill a Mockingbird nearly as often as the Captain Underpants books, which to be fair have “underpants” in ...

An elementary school in Michigan has banned the latest "Captain Underpants" novel because one of the main characters is gay. Captain Underpants has come under considerable fire for the company he ...

Captain Underpants has a new mission: to fight for banned books! Last year, the Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey was on the Top 10 list of books that some grown-ups wanted to keep out of ...

Captain Underpants is not alone. Nobel laureate John Steinbeck's towering achievement, "The Grapes of Wrath," was banned in libraries across the United States, and even tossed into flames. That's ...

Captain Underpants and the Battle of Banned Books. September 27, 2005. Captain Underpants has a new mission: to fight for banned books! Last year, the Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey was ...

And, for references to masturbation, apparently, Captain Underpants tops the list of the most-challenged books in 2012. Book banning: a silly thing that's still happening! Especially in schools.

This Banned Books Week, the American Library Association says the “Captain Underpants,” books are frequently targeted for removal from libraries.

The children's series "Captain Underpants" has surprisingly topped the list of the most banned books in America in 2012, beating out the much more controversial title "Fifty Shades of Grey." The ...