Author Birthday: Dav Pilkey
March 4
Dav Pilkey was born March 4, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio. When Dav Pilkey was a kid, his teachers thought he was disruptive, "behaviorally challenged," and in serious need of a major attitude adjustment.
When he wasn't writing sentences in the detention room, he could usually be found sitting at his private desk out in the hallway. There he spent his time writing and drawing his own original comic books about a superhero named Captain Underpants.
Dav Pilkey has written and illustrated several popular award-winning books for children. The Adventures of Captain Underpants was an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists and a Publishers Weekly "Cuffie" Award winner for the Funniest Book of the Year; The Paperboy was chosen as a Caldecott Honor Book. Mr. Pilkey also illustrated the IRA-CBC Children's Choice Award-winning Dumb Bunnies books.
Dav Pilkey and his dog live in Oregon. (KidsRead.com)
"I still love drawing pictures, writing stories, and making kids laugh. I feel lucky to be able to make a living doing my favorite things."
Visit the Falk School Library catalog to find books written by Dav Pilkey or about him.
Prepared by Linda Herward 10/18/2011
Contact Linda Herward at herward@pitt.edu
Event Dates:
Sun, 03/04/2012 (All day)