Captain Underpants: Books in Order

Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants is a reluctant-reader favorite. Below is the order of the twelve main novels.

12 books · publication order · Grades 2–5 (ages 7–10).

1. 
   1The Adventures of Captain Underpants

   by Dav Pilkey · Book 1 · 1997

   Grades 2–5 · 720L

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2. 
   2Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets

   by Dav Pilkey · Book 2 · 1999

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3. 
   3Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space

   by Dav Pilkey · Book 3 · 1999

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4. 
   4Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants

   by Dav Pilkey · Book 4 · 2000

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5. 
   5Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman

   by Dav Pilkey · Book 5 · 2001

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6. 
   6Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1

   by Dav Pilkey · Book 6 · 2003

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7. 
   7Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2

   by Dav Pilkey · Book 7 · 2003

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8. 
   8Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People

   by Dav Pilkey · Book 8 · 2006

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9. 
   9Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers

   by Dav Pilkey · Book 9 · 2012

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10. 
    10Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers

    by Dav Pilkey · Book 10 · 2013

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11. 
    11Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000

    by Dav Pilkey · Book 11 · 2014

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12. 
    12Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot

    by Dav Pilkey · Book 12 · 2015

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Reading order source: Wikipedia: Captain Underpants, checked 2026-10-21. Grade ranges and Lexile measures come from each book's ReadingList record (see the methodology on its book page).