Most Popular Books by Stan Kirby

Captain Awesome and Nacho Cheese Man must battle the evil forces of pink and love in this Valentine’s Day adventure. It’s February in Sunnyview, and Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. When Captain Awesome and Nacho Cheese Man start to receive valentines in their cubbies, they know they must step up the watch for all things evil. But Captain Awesome gets distracted when Sally (aka Supersonic Sal) starts to receive valentines of her very own. Why is Captain Awesome so worried about Supersonic Sal’s valentines? Could it be that he’s hoping for a special valentine of his own? And how will he ever make it through this evil pink holiday?! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Join Captain Awesome on books ten through fourteen of his awesome adventures in this action-packed four-books-in-one bind-up! Bad guys, beware! Eugene McGillicudy just happens to be the most awesome superhero of all time…CAPTAIN AWESOME! Join Captain Awesome as he visits the zoo, gets stuck with a babysitter, battles evil during a game of mini-golf, and heads off to superhero summer camp! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning readers. This mi-tee paper-over-board bind-up includes: Captain Awesome and the Missing Elephants Captain Awesome vs. the Evil Babysitter Captain Awesome Gets a Hole-in-One Captain Awesome Goes to Superhero Camp

During a school field trip to Sunnyview Playhouse, Captain Awesome and his friends spring into action after seeing a mysterious Man in Black who seems to be stealing jewels.

When a sinister substitute teacher takes over their class, it is up to Eugene and the rest of the Sunnyview Superhero Squad to find Ms. Beasley and foil the sub''s plot.

"Captain Awesome finally meets his all-time favorite superhero, SUPER DUDE!"--

Join Superhero Captain Awesome in four action packed adventures.

When Eugene''s parents go away for the weekend, he discovers that his babysitter is a true villain. Will Captain Awesome be able to save himselfNand his little sisterNfrom the evil babysitter? Illustrations.

Captain Awesome wonders what to do when he suspects that his superhero best friend has become…a bad guy? Now readers between the ages of five and seven can read chapter books tailor-made for a younger level of reading comprehension. Heavily illustrated with large type, Little Simon''s young chapter books let young readers feel like they are reading a “grown-up” format with subject, text, and illustrations geared specifically for their own age groups! Eugene McGillicudy and Charlie Thomas Jones are best friends. They are also supersecret superheroes and members of the Sunnyview Superhero Squad. It’s Captain Awesome and Nacho Cheese Man to the rescue! MI-TEE! But when Eugene and Charlie get into a fight, Captain Awesome is forced to wonder if Nacho Cheese Man might actually be…bad? In the process of sorting out good guys and bad guys, Eugene learns an important lesson about friendship—and what it really means to be a superhero. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Bad guys beware! Eugene McGillicudy just happens to be the most awesome superhero of all time…Captain Awesome. MI-TEE! Now readers between the ages of five and seven can read chapter books tailor-made for a younger level of reading comprehension. Heavily illustrated with large type, Little Simon''s young chapter books let young readers feel like they are reading a “grown-up” format with subject, text, and illustrations geared specifically for their own age groups! Eight-year-old Eugene McGillicudy is an imaginative boy who loves comic books and superheroes. Eugene also has his very own supersecret superhero alter ego named Captain Awesome. MI-TEE! When the McGillicudy family relocates to a new town called Sunnyview, Eugene starts a new school, finds a best friend, and even finds time to defend his toys from his two-year-old little sister, Molly! Luckily for Sunnyview, Captain Awesome is there to protect the town (and the universe) from a hilarious cast of comical “bad guys.” With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

In the twentieth Captain Awesome adventure, Eugene decides to run for class president! After much thought (actually, really not that much), Eugene has made a big decision. He’s decided to run for class president! But there’s a hitch. Meredith Mooney, a.k.a. Little Miss Stinky Pinky, has also decided to run! Since Eugene can’t reveal to his classmates his identity as Captain Awesome, he has to figure out some other way to prove to them that he’s the one for the job! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

When Eugene goes mini-golfing for Meredith Mooney''s birthday party, he realizes he''s an awesome mini-golfer! Meredith realizes this tooNand she starts to cheat so that she''ll win. Will Eugene be able to stop Meredith''s cheating ways? Illustrations.

Captain Awesome faces off with a suspicious photographer in the twenty-sixth Captain Awesome adventure! The Sunnyview newspaper is writing a feature article on Ms. Beasley’s class, who raised the most food for the canned food drive this year. But Eugene doesn’t trust the journalist, who keeps asking questions and snapping photos with her camera. Could she secretly be the Smile Snatcher, plotting to steal the cans? It’s up to Captain Awesome to save the day…whatever you do, don’t say CHEESE! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

Eugene tries to track down a toy thief in this twenty-first Captain Awesome adventure. Eugene is sure someone has been stealing all his old toys. Will the trap door he discovered lead him to the answer? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

Includes a sneak peek at No. 5 in the Captain Awesome series, Captain Awesome, soccer star.

When Bob shows up in his ice cream truck something is different about him, and Captain Awesome and the Sunnyview Superhero Squad are convinced that this can only mean one thing--Bob has an evil Ice Cream Clone.

Becoming suspicious when he wakes up without his mother calling him or laying out his clothes, Captain Awesome is delighted to discover that a fun-filled snow day has closed his school.

At the airport, Eugene bumps into Fun E. Racer, disguised as a flight attendant, who intends to stop him from going on vacation.

Includes an excerpt from Captain Awesome get crushed.

Reading level: Ages 5-7.

Captain Awesome ventures into the depths of a museum to reclaim the mummy’s ancient treasure in the fifteenth adventure of Captain Awesome and the Sunnyview Superhero Squad! Eugene and his class are off to the Sunnyview Museum. At first, the trip seems booooring…until they stumble upon an Egyptian mummy and an ancient stone. After a closer examination of the stone, Eugene knows that the symbols on it are a secret map to an ancient treasure hidden somewhere in the building. Now it’s up to Captain Awesome and the Sunnyview Superhero Squad to track down the treasure before they must head back to school! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Captain Awesome chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!