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Dav Pilkey has written and illustrated numerous popular, award-winning books for children, including the Captain Underpants and Dumb Bunnies series.
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Pilkey was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia as a child. [4] In elementary school in Elyria, Ohio, Pilkey was frequently reprimanded for his behavior in class and thus usually sat at a desk in the school hallway, where he created the Captain Underpants character. [5]
In the second grade, Dav Pilkey made a comic book about a superhero named Captain Underpants. Since then, he has been creating books that explore universally positive themes celebrating the triumph of the good-hearted.
Dav Pilkey has written and illustrated numerous popular, award-winning books for children, including the Captain Underpants and Dumb Bunnies series.
May 16, 2024 · Dav Pilkey (born March 4, 1966, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.) is an American cartoonist, writer, and illustrator known for his humorous books and graphic novels for children. He is the creator of several popular children’s characters, including Captain Underpants, Dog Man, and Ricky Ricotta.
You can really feel the LOVE up there on the screen! -Dav Pilkey UPCOMING BOOKS: *DOG MAN: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES comes out on August 29, 2017 *DOG MAN AND CAT KID comes out on December 26, 2017
• In 2019, Dav Pilkey was named one of Fast Company magazine’s “Most Productive People,” as well as Publishers Weekly’s “Person of the Year,” and The Beat’s “Comics Industry Person of the Year.” • Dav is the author and illustrator of over 70 picture books and graphic novels for children.
