Books like The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Looking for books like The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey (Middle Grade Fiction · 720L · grades 2–5)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, humor, and imagination. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to The Adventures of Captain Underpants

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Why each is a match

The 13-Story Treehouse560L
Shares themes of friendship, humor, and imagination, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (560L vs 720L).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of friendship, humor, and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (950L vs 720L).
J vs. Kgrades 3–5
Shares themes of friendship, humor, and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
The Superteacher Projectgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, humor, and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Wayside School Is Falling Downgrades 3–5
Shares themes of friendship, humor, and imagination and overlapping grades (3–5).
The BFG720L
Shares themes of friendship and imagination, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (720L vs 720L).
Frindle830L
Shares themes of imagination and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (830L vs 720L).
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L
Shares themes of friendship and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (820L vs 720L).
Ramona Quimby, Age 8860L
Shares themes of humor and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (860L vs 720L).
James and the Giant Peach870L
Shares themes of friendship and imagination, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (870L vs 720L).

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