Dog Man #13: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel New Award-winning author by Dav Pilkey (author and illustrator)

In DOG MAN: BIG JIM BEGINS, discover the origin of our beloved characters from the Dog Man series as they join forces to stop the Space Cuties from destroying the city. Will the past predict the future for Dog Man and his friends? Will goodness and bravery prevail? Can anything happen if you truly believe? Get ready for another unforgettable book in the #1 worldwide bestselling series from master graphic novelist and award-winning illustrator Dav Pilkey. AND coming soon, the Dog Man movie from DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures! For more heartfelt and humorous adventures, join Flippy and Li’l Petey in the Cat Kid Comic Club series. Have fun with creativity with the official colouring book, Dog Man With Love. And don’t forget about the series that started it all: Captain Underpants! Dav 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.

Full colour pages throughout.

Product Details

Catalogue number

228 in Setanta Primary World Book Day 2025 and 362 in Setanta SCB Offer January 2025

Series

Dog Man (book 13)

Format

Hardback

ISBN

9781338896459

Publisher

Scholastic US

Date published

December 3rd, 2024

Lexile measure

GN340L

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 2.7; Middle years; 0.5 points

Other details

224 pages

Condition

New

Part of this Series

Dog Man

Author/Illustrator

Dav Pilkey

When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav 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. 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, Dav 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 #6 on the USA Today bestseller 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, also a 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.

Dav loves to kayak in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.