Captain Pajamas: Defender Of The Universe,New

From School Library Journalgrade 14An Alien, A Superhero, An Older Sister, And Plenty Of Sound Effects Come Together, Along With A Trusty, Drooling Dog, To Create A Winning Picture Book With Lots Of Kid Appeal. One Night When He Hears Strange Noises, Brian Turns Into Captain Pajamas, Defender Of The Universe, Complete With Mask And Cape, And Attempts To Save His Sister. Jessie, However, Simply Wants To Go Back To Bed, And As They Explore The Source Of The Sounds Together, It Appears That It Is His Dog, Shadow, Causing The Ruckus. Despite The Flashing Light On His 'Remotecontrol, Technorobotic, Alien Communicator,' Brian Eventually Abandons His Quest And Goes Back To Bed. Children Will Delight In The Surprise Ending On The Last Page When A Pizzamunching, Tvwatching, Green Alien Is Shown Lying Happily Beside Jessie In Bed. Told In A Momentbymoment, Firstperson Narrative And Illustrated With Bright, Actionpacked, Humorous Drawings Resembling Enlarged Comicbook Frames, This Book Will Be Hard To Keep On The Shelf. As In Any Good Comic, The Pictures Carry The Story, But The Text Is Strategically Placed So That Together They Make A Satisfying Package. A Good Readaloud That Would Also Work Well With Older Reluctant Readers.Beth Tegart, Oneida City Schools, Nycopyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.Product Descriptionbrian'S Technoroboticaliencommunicator Light Is Flashing! The Aliens Are On Their Way. Brian Must Save His Annoying Older Sister And The Entire Universe. But How Can One Small Boy Defend The Entire Planet From Being Overtaken By Aliens? By Transforming Into . . . Captain Pajamas, Defender Of The Universe!Will Brian Be Able To Save His Sister And Capture The Alien Invaders? And What Does His Trusty Dog, Shadow, Have To Do With It All? Find Out In This Hilarious Comic Book Stylestory That Will Have All Young Superheroes Rolling On The Floor With Laughter.From Publishers Weeklya Glance At The Title And The Comicbook Lettering On The Jacket Will Almost Inevitably Recall Dav Pilkey'S Captain Underpants Books; Moreover, Like That Series' Heroes, Whatley And Smith'S (Whatley'S Quest) Protagonist Is Obsessed With Alien Invaders. Told In Comicbook Format, The Story Is Narrated By Brian, A Superhero Wannabe Who Hears Strange Sounds Late One Night And Is Convinced That Aliens Are Afoot. He Dons A Red Cape And Matching Eye Mask, Plus His 'Utility Belt,' Then Wakes Up His Older Sister, Jessie ('I, Captain Pajamas, Defender Of The Universe, Have Come To Save You!' He Tells Her). They Tiptoe Through The House And Find What Appear To Be Logical Causes For The Various Noises. Jessie Grows Increasingly Irritated And Finally Orders The Stillsuspicious Brian Back To Bed. Predictably (At Least For Presiding Adults), The Story Ends With A View Of A Threeeyed Green Creature Happily Munching Pizza In Jessie'S Bed. The Text Is Dryly Humorous ('Even We Defenders Of The Universe Have To Be Patient Sometimes'), And There Are Numerous Clever Visual Images, Including The 'Captain Pajama Remotecontrol, Technorobotic Alien Communicator' (Made From A Box Of Cornflakes, A Broom, A Xylophone, Etc.). An Amusing Outing. Ages 38. (May)Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.From Booklistit'S The Middle Of The Night; Everyone Is Asleep. Then The Aliens Arrive, And Brian Jumps Out Of Bedas Captain Pajamas, Defender Of The Universe! He Rouses His Sister, Jesse, And Tries To Prove There Are Aliens About. But The Noises He Hears Turn Out To Be Shadow The Bulldog Mucking Around The Bathtub And Raiding The Fridge. Finally, Jesse Trundles Off To Go To Sleep, But When She Calls Brian To Get Shadow Out Of Her Bed, Children Will Find (When They Turn To The Last Page) That Aliens Have Landed After All. This 'Surprise' Ending Is The Least Interesting Part Of What Up Until Then Has Been A Fresh, Funny Story. The Comicbook Style, Adapted For Young Eyes, Allows Characters To Step Out Of Frames, Text To Be Boxed Or Boldfa