WHAT IS IT?
Dav Pilkey is the bestselling author and award-winning illustrator of books with humor and heart for children, including Captain Underpants and Dog Man.
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pilkey.com
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WHAT IS IT?
Dav Pilkey is the bestselling author and award-winning illustrator of books with humor and heart for children, including Captain Underpants and Dog Man.
ON THE WEB
pilkey.com
scholastic.com/davpilkey
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About Dav Pilkey
When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. He was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories, so he spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books—the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.
Since then, Dav has written and illustrated a number of bestselling and award-winning children’s books, including the Caldecott Honor book The Paperboy. His Captain Underpants series and Dog Man graphic novels have sold millions of copies worldwide and have been translated into many languages.
Dav lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife, but his writing is inspired by children and adults around the world. His stories explore universally positive themes that celebrate the triumph of the good-hearted.
Critics Dig Dog Man!
“Dav Pilkey is a rock star.”
—The Washington Post
“Hilarious, clever, and just right for kids of all ages.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“An utter, unfettered delight.”
—Booklist, starred review
“Action-oriented cartoons...Laffs aplenty.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Readers (of any age) will be giggling from start to finish.”
— Publishers Weekly, starred review of Dog Man
“Pilkey has once again fired an arrow of joy straight at the fevered childhood psyche of millions of readers”
— Booklist, starred review of Dog Man
“Riotously funny and original.”
— School Library Journal, starred review of Dog Man
About the Dog Man series:
Dog Man follows the adventures of a lovable canine superhero who’s part dog and part policeman. With each Dog Man book, readers see the growth and development of the main narrators George and Harold through their comics. Their artwork, grammar, as well as their spelling improve as the series progresses. The series also explores universal themes and positive messages including empathy, compassion, striving to become a better version of one’s self, as well as the importance of doing good.
Critics Are Crazy About Captain Underpants!
“Irresistible.”
— Entertainment Weekly
“Call Pilkey… the savior of the ‘reluctant reader’”
— USA Today
“So appealing that youngsters won’t notice their vocabulary stretching”
— School Library Journal
“Combines empowerment and empathy with age-appropriate humor and action”
— Booklist
“Pilkey’s sharp humor shines, and is as much fun for parents as their young readers”
— Parent's Choice Foundation
“Celebrates the triumph of the good-hearted”
— The Educational Book and Media Association
About the Captain Underpants series:
Meet George and Harold, two fourth graders with BIG imaginations. The only thing they enjoy more than playing practical jokes is creating their own comic books about a silly superhero named Captain Underpants. But nothing can prepare them for what happens when their comic-book character comes to life!
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