“It's Potty Time" at The Scholastic Store on August 12

Scholastic Celebrates the New Release of Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People by Best-selling author Dav Pilkey.

New York, NY (PRWEB) August 10, 2006 -- In celebration of the of new Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People by Dav Pilkey, The Scholastic Store in SoHo and Scarsdale invite children and their parents to stop by on Saturday, August 12, 2006 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a free in-store party and afternoon of fun potty entertainment, including: Underwear Races, Potty Paper Relays, Underwear Slinging, Pottyball, Spin the Hyper-Hypno-Wheel of Dares, and Design Your Own Underwear.

Families can pre-purchase the new Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People and enter the store raffle to win great prizes. (The book will be available in the store on August 15th.)

**Please note: The new book will be available for purchase online beginning at 12 PM EST August 15 at www.ScholasticStore.com.

Store Locations:

The Scholastic Store SoHo Location--557 Broadway (between Prince and Spring Streets) (Ph: 212-343-6166)

The Scholastic Store Scarsdale--Scarsdale Park Mall, 450 Central Park Avenue (Ph: 914-725-7201)

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