What to read next
Books like Captain Underpants, by age
Finished Captain Underpants? Here are 7 series to try next, grouped by age and kind: the same age as captain underpants; a bit older, when they're ready; the same kind of book as captain underpants. Each one says why it's here and links to the books in order with a checklist.
The picks come from what the series share with Captain Underpants (funny, heroes, school, making-comics) and the next reads its own page names. No one paid to be here and there are no shop links. Checked October 29, 2026.
The same age as Captain Underpants
Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
Ages 7+ Like Captain Underpants, it's funny and hero. It starts a little older, at 7. The Captain Underpants page names it as a next read. Short speech bubbles in big comic panels, with a joke on most pages.
The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
Ages 6–10 Like Captain Underpants, it's funny and hero. The Captain Underpants page names it as a next read. Big pictures and few words on a page, part comic and part chapter book.
Lunch Lady by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Ages 7–10 Like Captain Underpants, it's funny and hero. It starts a little older, at 7. Short comics with a lot of white space, a few words per bubble and one joke after another.
A bit older, when they're ready
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Ages 8–12 Like Captain Underpants, it's funny and school. It starts a little older, at 8. The Captain Underpants page names it as a next read. A handwritten-looking diary with a cartoon on most pages: more words than a comic, in short entries.
Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce
Ages 8–12 Like Captain Underpants, it's funny and school. It starts a little older, at 8. Short chapters of plain, chatty text on every page, with cartoons and comic strips mixed in.
Hilo by Judd Winick
Ages 8–12 Like Captain Underpants, it's funny and hero. It starts a little older, at 8. Bright comic panels with short speech bubbles, quick jokes and a bigger story that builds across the books.
The same kind of book as Captain Underpants
Ricky Ricotta by Dav Pilkey, illustrated by Dan Santat (Martin Ontiveros drew the first editions)
Ages 4–9 Like Captain Underpants, it's funny and hero. It starts a little younger, at 4, so it's a quick, easy read. Short chapters of big print with a picture on most pages, and a flip-a-page comic in the middle of each book.
More ways to find the next one
- What should I read next?: three taps, three picks.
- By age: 6-year-olds · 7-year-olds · 8-year-olds · 9-year-olds · 10-year-olds
- Captain Underpants books in order