Captain Underpants Hardback Pair Award-winning author Pack by Dav Pilkey (author)

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. supercoolcharm
   on 7 March 2013

   a good book

   3 out of 5

2. xxChocolateBoxGirlxx
   on 5 March 2013

   I read this when I was in Year 6, I don’t know, there is just something about Captain Underpants and his ridiculous adventures that has me laughing a lot. I also like the fact that it is basically two stories in one and the author wrote the comic into the story, in the end equals a funny/enjoyable read.

   5 out of 5

3. rahul2313
   on 5 March 2013

   the coolest book ever verry funny

4. Bookworm-mania101
   on 5 March 2013

   I liked it actually I don’t I love it

5. 1Dluver2002
   on 4 March 2013

   really good book