Dog Man #4: Dog Man and Cat Kid 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.

Reviews

1. Someone24
   on 3 January 2024

   Dog man

   This book is very good and funny. There are a lot of cool illustrations, and the story makes sense. i would recommend this book for ages 7-9 if you would like!

   I would get this if I were you!!
   Happy new year!!

   5 out of 5

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1. melvin-sneedly
   on 12 January 2024

   yo everyone! it’s me melvin-sneedly with my review of dog man and cat kid. li’l petey is so cute! sorry i want to state that quickly. dog man 4 is a great book and for yolay caprese, i was a bit sad when she left for no reason later in the dog man series. it’s not my favourite dog man book though but i will give a 👓 for the falling in the hole bit. the glasses is known as the sneedly mark and i use it when i love one certain bit so i give it 4 stars plus the 👓 sneedly mark.

   4 out of 5

2. Wolfcubb
   on 3 June 2020

   Awesome!

   5 out of 5