Grades
PreK - 12
Dav Pilkey
Meet the author whose books gets kids giggling and turning the pages.
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, Pilkey loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books—the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.
In college, Pilkey met a teacher who encouraged him to illustrate and write. He won a national competition in 1986 and the prize was the publication of his first book, World War Won. He made many other books before being awarded the 1998 California Young Reader Medal for Dog Breath, which was published in 1994, and in 1997 he won the Caldecott Honor for The Paperboy.
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, published in 2002, was the first complete graphic novel spin-off from the Captain Underpants series and appeared at number six on the USA Today best-seller list for all books, both adult and children's, and was also a New York Times bestseller. It was followed by Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers, another USA Today bestseller.
The unconventional style of these graphic novels is intended to encourage uninhibited creativity in kids. His stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, tolerance, and the triumph of the good-hearted. Pilkey loves to kayak in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.
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save to wishlistHally Tosis is a great family dog, but there is one rotten thing about her: her breath! It is so smelly, Hally's pet parents want to find a new home for her. The children, desperate to keep their beloved pet, try everything to rid Hally of her stinky stench.
$5.24$6.99
save to wishlistIn the still before dawn, while the rest of the world is sleeping, a boy and his dog leave the comfort of their warm bed to deliver newspapers.
$3.74$4.99
save to wishlistA lonely little dragon ventures into the world looking for a friend. He is tricked into thinking he has found one after an apple falls on his head. He loves spending time with his new buddy! He becomes grief stricken when he believes the apple is lost to him. Will he have his friend back again?
$3.74$4.99
save to wishlistThese easy-to-read books feature the endearing blue dragon whose heart is always in the right place and who learns from each new experience. Popular illustrator Pilke brings gentle humor to each short chapter.
$4.49$5.99
save to wishlistPick a book. Grow a reader! With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork, these books will plant a love of reading!
$5.24$7.99
save to wishlistPilkey delivers a hilarious Halloween treat in this story about Oscar, a dachshund doomed to wear a hot dog costume on Halloween. When he saves the day—and night—Oscar proves that while he may be short on height, he's long on heart.
With Pilkey's typical over-the-edge humor, Super Diaper Baby will have kids laughing until soda comes out their noses.
$7.50$9.99
save to wishlistGeorge and Harold (the co-stars of the enormously popular Captain Underpants series) are in big trouble again! Mean principal Mr. Krupp demands that George and Harold stop making comics about poop.
$4.49$5.99
save to wishlistIt's Ricky Ricotta's birthday, and as a special treat, his parents are taking him and his Mighty Robot to see dinosaurs at the museum. Too bad they've also invited Ricky's little cousin Lucy; she's a real pest!
$32.00$47.89
save to wishlistA 7-book collection of the Captain Underpants series! Hilarious comic book illustrations complement the outrageous, funny, action-packed storylines in a series that's perfect for reluctant readers!
$9.74$12.99
save to wishlistDav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including empathy, kindness, persistence, and the importance of doing good.
$46.00$64.95
save to wishlistA 5-book collection from the Dog Man series! This wildly popular series features a half-canine crime fighter; his arch rival, Petey the Cat; Petey's good-hearted clone; and even more wacky and wonderful characters.
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