Dog Man #1: Dog Man 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. jim jam
   on 6 March 2025

   billiant

   i love dog man!!!!!!!

   5 out of 5

2. Kaitie
   on 7 March 2020

   Amaze!!!

   I love this book it is so amazing and cool and that's about it!

   5 out of 5

3. julian
   on 16 November 2017

   dog man

   i like dog man

   5 out of 5

4. bob
   on 10 October 2017

   dog man

   really funny with lots of action!

   5 out of 5

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1. melvin-sneedly
   on 11 January 2024

   hello. i’m melvin-sneedly the brainiac. my review of dogman. despite being written by george beard and harold hutchins this book was supa!(i did that on purpose) i loved reading dogman. petey was as evil as ever! i give it 5 stars

   5 out of 5

2. Macdonald
   on 17 December 2019

   This is a hilarious, heroic book and it is well loved. I liked the resilience in the series. It also teaches people to be kind like the time Dog Man took in Little Petey. I adore the series and want to read more

   5 out of 5