Honor student Chelsea Horowitz said of the costume, "They're not see-through or anything." Captain Underpants has battled, among other things, talking toilets and the infamous Professor Poopypants.

Over the course of nine books, the boys and the Captain have battled talking toilets, aliens disguised ... loved Captain Underpants. The plots are fast-paced, action-packed, and gleefully absurd.

At the camp bus stop this summer, I couldn't help but notice the number of kids that filled their arms with Talking Toilets and ... the first new Captain Underpants book in six years.