Captain Underpants: The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby Award-winning author by Dav Pilkey (author and illustrator)

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.

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1. panda56298488
   on 21 November 2020

   i love deputy doo-doo.

2. Sushi123
   on 14 July 2016

   I would say for ages seven to twelve

   4 out of 5

3. LITTLE
   on 11 September 2014

   Awesome book!I like it!(It’s so funny!!!!)

4. MaccyDonDons94
   on 3 June 2014

   Very funny and creative. Lots of Flip – O – Ramas to go around. I would reccomend ages 7-13.

   5 out of 5

5. Rory6543182
   on 8 November 2013

   Another fab story by George Beard, Harold Hutchins and the fabulous Dav Pilkey. This book is about a newborn baby super-hero named Super diaper baby but the real name of this baby is Billy Hoskins. Find out more in this amazing book!!!

   5 out of 5

6. lit102
   on 5 April 2013

   very funny love this book

7. ninjastickman
   on 6 March 2013

   Super Diaper Baby is a baby who gets zapped when he was just born. He then grows up into a superhero! I would recommend this book to children aged 7-11

   5 out of 5

8. sweethart184
   on 7 March 2012

   sooooo funny

9. AmyXx
   on 6 March 2012

   Didn’t really like this book to be honest it deftly would only be 2 stars.