Dav Pilkey

He won the Caldecott award for Paper Boy, a book about a boy, his dog and an early morning paper route.

Most elementary school students know him as Captain Underpants.

​His most famous and loved series is the Captain Underpants books followed by Ricky Riccotta's Mighty Robot. Dav has written picture books, chapter books and graphic novels.

Dav is a wacky guy who lives in Washington State and Japan. He writes under other pen names - George Beard, Harold Hutchins and Sue Denim.

His favorite book that he's written is Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers. One of his favorite books as a kid was Georgie and the Robbers by Robert Bright.

He is inspired by his own struggles as a reader growing up with dyslexia. Many of his stories stem from his is own frustration as a kid in general and he strives for his books to include "kid empowerment" as a theme.

 

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A few books you may like...

• The Paperboy
• Captain Underpants
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot
• The Dumb Bunnies
• The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future

• Dragon's Fat Cat
• The Hallo-weiner
• Twas the Night before Thanksgiving
• Dog Breath

Dav Pilkey writes in a wide range from levels I to R, that represents 1st through 4th grades, usually.
Captain Underpants are levels P and R.

How to contact Dav Pilkey

Dav Pilkey
Scholastic Media
557 Broadway
New York, NY 10012