Author: Kathie

Dav Pilkey
1966 —

“I feel really lucky to be able to make a living doing my favorite things.”

Dave (rhymes with rave)?
Dav (rhymes with have)?
Dav (rhymes with suave)?

Born in Cleveland, Ohio to a steel salesman and
a church organist. Has an older sister, who he
labeled “a highly-skilled professional tattletale.” He attended Kent State University where he
majored in Art.

Starting in first grade, Dav was sent to the hall for disrupting class. This is where he started drawing and eventually writing stories.

Pilkey lists his favorite artists as Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Rousseau and Marc Chagall. His favorite authors are James Marshall, Arnold Lobel and Dr. Seuss.

Pilkey’s hobbies include reading, watching movies, playing video games, taking naps and building toy monsters and robots.

Awards:
Caldecott Honor Award—1977 for The Paperboy
ALSC Notable Web Sites for Children—1998

Kathryn Kielminski
LIS721
Fall 2006

Kat Kong : starring Flash, Rabies, and Dwayne and introducing Blueberry as the monster. Harcourt Brace, 1993 A spoof of the story of King Kong, with cat and mice characters.
The Paperboy. Orchard Books, 1996 A paperboy and his dog enjoy the quiet of the early morning as they go about their rounds.
The Silly Gooses. Blue Sky Press, 1997
What happens when one silly goose is joined in the pond by another silly goose and they decide to start a family? This short chapter book describes the entertaining silliness of the silly goose family.
The Moonglow Roll-O-Rama. Orchard Books, 1995
Where do animals go at night? This is the rhyming story of animals putting on their “rollin’ shoes” and skating around their wooden rink in the sky by the light of the moon.
When Cats Dream. Orchard Books, 1992
When cats are awake they have a very black and white outlook, but when they sleep, they dream in vivid color.
Other titles written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey:
World War Won. Landmark Editions, 1987
'Twas the night before Thanksgiving. Orchard Books, 1990
Dragon's Merry Christmas. Orchard Books, 1991
Dogzilla : starring Flash, Rabies, Dwayne, and introducing Leia as the monster. Harcourt Brace, 1993
Julius. Orchard Books, 1993
The dumb bunnies. Scholastic , 1994
Dog breath : the horrible trouble with Hally Tosis . Scholastic, 1994
A friend for Dragon : Dragon's first tale. Orchard Books, 1994
The Hallo-wiener. Blue Sky Press, 1995
God bless the gargoyles. Harcourt Brace, 1996
The adventures of Captain Underpants : the first epic novel. Blue sky Press, 1997
Big Dog and Little Dog making a mistake. Harcourt Brace, 1999
Captain Underpants and the attack of the talking toilets : another epic novel. Blue sky Press, 1999
Captain Underpants and the invasion of the incredibly naughty cafeteria ladies from outer space (and the subsequent assault of the equally evil lunchroom zombie nerds) : the third epic novel. Blue Sky Press, 1999
Captain Underpants and the perilous plot of Professor Poopypants : the fourth epic novel. Blue sky Press, 2000
Ricky Ricotta's mighty robot : an adventure novel. Blue Sky Press, 2000
Ricky Ricotta's mighty robot vs. the mutant mosquitoes from Mercury : the second robot adventure novel. Scholastic, 2000
Captain Underpants and the wrath of the wicked Wedgie Woman : the fifth epic novel. Blue sky Press, 200l
Ricky Ricotta's mighty robot vs. the voodoo vultures from Venus : the third robot adventure novel. Scholastic, 2001
The adventures of Super Diaper Baby : the first graphic novel. Scholastic, 2002
Ricky Ricotta's mighty robot vs. the mecha-monkeys from Mars : the fourth robot adventure novel. Scholastic, 2002
Ricky Ricotta's mighty robot vs. the Jurassic Jackrabbits from Jupiter : the fifth robot adventure novel. Scholastic, 2002
Captain Underpants and the big, bad battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, part 2 : the revenge of the ridiculous Robo-Boogers : the seventh epic novel. Blue Sky Press, 2003
Captain Underpants and the big, bad battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, part 1 : the night of the nasty nostril nuggets : the sixth epic novel. Blue Sky Press, 2003
The complete adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog.
Harcourt, 2003
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn : the sixth robot adventure novel. Scholastic, 2003
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Uranium unicorns from Uranus : the seventh robot adventure novel. Scholastic, 2005
Captain Underpants and the preposterous plight of the purple potty people : the eighth epic novel. Scholastic, 2006

Bibliography

www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-pilkey-dv.asp
www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=6146
www.pilkey.com
www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/pilkey.html
Lodge, Sally (1999). Dave Pilkey’s Captain Underpants Wins a Starring Role. Publishers Weekly; 02/22/1999, p. 32.
Partch, Jackie (2005). Keep Them Laughing. School Library Journal, June 2005, p.67.
Censorship Watch. American Libraries, April 2002
p. 23.
Sieruta, Peter D (2002). The Other Stuff. Horn Book; Mar/Apr 2002, Vol. 78 Issue 2, p191

Book covers copied from www.titlewave.com