Dog Man #2: Dog Man Unleashed 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. Dimani
   on 23 January 2019

   dog man unleashed

   It is a really good series you MUST read. It gives you something to do in your free time.

   5 out of 5

2. javadkhan
   on 13 February 2018

   Dog man

   i love dog man books

   5 out of 5

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1. melvin-sneedly
   on 12 January 2024

   yo! this is melvin-sneedly and it’s time to review! dogman is so funny! and it introduced 2 new villains. Flat Petey and Flippy. Flippy can move things with his mind which is a bit of a drama. and flat petey can do stuff like slide under doors. petey can invent things like the love ray which made everyone fall in love with him. i thought this book was epic! i give it 5 stars

   5 out of 5

2. Sickwheel123
   on 18 February 2021

   I like all dog man books because it tells you how to draw the charactors!

   5 out of 5

3. cat-kid2013
   on 2 December 2020

   so good

4. Wombat
   on 14 November 2020

   Dog man is back in an adventure even funnier than the last

   5 out of 5

5. Booklover550
   on 4 June 2019

   I loved it!

   5 out of 5

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   on 23 January 2019

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