Dav Pilkey

Background Info ⊳ Born March 4, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio. ⊳ Father was a steel salesman and his mother was the organist at church. ⊳ Has an older sister, Cindy. ⊳ Married Sayuri in 2005.

Influences ⊳ Favorite artists: ⊳ Vincent Van Gogh ⊳ Henri Rousseau ⊳ Marc Chagall ⊳ Favorite authors ⊳ James Marshall ⊳ Arnold Lobel ⊳ Dr. Seuss

Books When Cats Dream Moonglow Roll-O-Rama The Silly Gooses The Paperboy Kat Kong

Awards The Paperboy Caldecott Honor – ALSC Notable Web Sites for Children

Quotes “I don’t remember much about my early childhood, except that I was almost always happy. My parents tell me that I used to laugh in my sleep all the time, even as an infant. When I wasn’t laughing, I kept myself busy by drawing.” “When I was a kid making silly books out in the hall, I never dreamed that one day I’d be making silly books for a living. The coolest thing is that I used to get in trouble for being the class clown … and now it’s my job!”

Critical Response “Say what you like about Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants series – it’s silly, it’s over the top, it’s filled with bathroom humor – but you must admit that Pilkey knows what makes kids laugh. Horn Book March/April 2002 “With humor tailored expertly for primary-aged children, these silly gooses will be welcomed by listeners and newly independent readers alike. Carolyn Noah, School Library Journal/February 1998

Bibliography gi?activity_id= 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.