brian, go to bed! and take your stupid dog with you.

Captain Pajamas was kind of standard. I mean, the illustrations were funny, especially Brian's Captain Pajama Remote-Control, Techno-Robotic, Alien Communicator(!) which was primarily composed of a Corn Flakes box, Legos, and some rubber bands, among a few other household items. The book is set up like a comic book with lost of bold, colorful letters and different fonts. After Brian aka Captain Pajamas assumes his role as defender of the universe and drags his sister Jessie out of bed in search of aliens, they don't find much. Except that Brian's dog Shadow has a very active nightlife, complete with bubble baths. After he pulls Jessie on a few wild goose chases for aliens that turn out to be Shadow, she makes them both go back to bed. Of course, in the end, the twist is that Jessie calls Brian to get Shadow out of her bed but Brian looks down to see Shadow laying at the end of his bed. I think that humor, and the repition without redundancy makes Bruce Whatley's and Rosie Smith's (a husband and wife team) story one kids might like to read over and over again. It's simple but fun. And it's definitely nice to read a book just for fun.