Let’s face it, kids love books about underwear, poo, farts, and burps. That’s just the way it is. So why not use that joy to help kids learn to read, get interested in stories, and help their vocabulary along the way! Reading is fundamental! Let’s make it fun.
Enjoy these 6 best books about underwear!
Something’s Wrong: A Bear, A Hare, and Some Underwear By Jory John
“Good friends are like good underwear Jeff. They are reliable and they’re supportive.”
Jeff feels just a little off. Something isn’t quite right and he can’t figure out why. He at his breakfast and watered his plant, still something wasn’t as it should be. After walking through the forest and being greeted with odd looks from all the animals, he finds his friend Anders, and the hare points out that Jeff is wearing his underwear…. Over his fur! Okay, animals + underpants? How can you go wrong? But this book is so much more than illustrations that make you laugh because the expressions of the animal’s faces are hilarious as they watch a round fluffy bear in his underwear walk through the forest!
A Tighty-Whitie Wind By Izzy B
When the farmer’s wife is hanging out the laundry a giant wind comes up and the farmer’s tighty-whitie underwear ends up all over the place, including on some animals. After it lands on the horse and sheep, and cow, etc., the book ends with the farmer trying to get his underwear back from all the animals. Kids love underwear, poo, farts, and stinky things… this book fits right in.
To say this author has a sense of humor is an understatement, Izzy B has the ability to think like a kid, and that’s a great asset when writing children’s books. This book has a pretty hilarious music video as well. It was also reviewed by the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, you’ll find that link here as well!
Dinosaurs Love Underpants By Claire Freedman
Dinosaurs ruled the earth until the caveman decided to wear underwear and the dinos were not to be outdone. The fighting began over all the underwear and the tug-of-war ends up with all the dinosaurs extinct saving mankind.
Although the plot is a bit shallow, and there’s a bit of forced rhyming at times, the illustrations save the day. My very favorites are the pterodactyl in polka-dot undies and the saber-toot tiger in red and white striped tighties. Kids will love this book just because it’s so silly, and there’s something to be said for pure entertainment.
Vegetables In Underwear by Jared Chapman
Okay, I was prepared not to like this book at all, but seeing the broccoli trying to pull a t-shirt over his floret head convinced me right away that this was funnier than I had anticipated. Seeing all the vegetables in clothes made me chuckle in spite of myself, especially the celery, radish, and mushroom. The text is very simple, and almost like a ‘cheer’
“Underwear!
I wear underwear!
You wear underwear!
We all wear underwear!”
Then there’s the celery wearing dirty underwear, seriously this book is worth the illustrations alone. It ends with the best part of underwear being that you can wear it anywhere, and the broccoli still struggling to get a t-shirt over his big floret head!
Everyone will enjoy this book, it’s also great for early readers because the text is so simple.
The Attack of the Underwear Dragon By Scott Rothman
You can’t go wrong with a book that features brave knights, fire-breathing dragons, and, of course, underwear.
When Cole becomes an Assistant Knight to Sir Percival he learns everything he can about how to be a knight, how to swing a sword, bandage boo-boos, ride a horse, and so on. But Sir Percival is terrified that the underwear dragon with come and destroy the kingdom. And when that dragon does come, the action begins.
Well written and illustrated this book is hard not to like and ends on a humorous note. It’s full of action, non-sequiturs, and funny as well.
Who doesn’t like a bare bear cub driving his dad nuts with his antics? This book is guaranteed to illicit laughter from kids and adults of all ages. The play on words, wonderful rhyming, and hilarious illustrations make it one you won’t mind reading for the 100th time. It’s a definite addition to any child’s personal library.