Captain Underpants #1: The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Colour Edition) Award-winning author 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. Olly08
   on 27 March 2014

   At first it was a little bit boring but midway through the story it got more and more interesting. My favourite bit was when George and Harold hypnotised Mr Krupp and turned him into Captain Underpants. It really made me laugh! The Flip-o-Rama was the best bit

   5 out of 5

2. bookaholic202
   on 9 March 2014

   George and Harold are so funny when they rearrange the signs!

3. skulduggerypleasantrules
   on 8 March 2014

   I read this it is really funny about two boys always getting into trouble and they turn their grumpy principal Mr Krupp into captain underpants with a hypno ring.

4. Spice16
   on 26 November 2013

   I think it is going to be amassing

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