Dav Pilkey

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David "Dav" Pilkey, Jr. (born March 4, 1966) is a popular American author and illustrator of children's literature. Pilkey is best known as the author and illustrator of the Captain Underpants book series. He also uses the pen names George Beard and Harold Hutchins which are the names of two of the main characters in the aforementioned series. He lives near Seattle, Washington with his wife, Sayuri. Biography Pilkey was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to David Sr and Barbara Pilkey. He has one older sister, Cindy. In elementary school in Elyria, Ohio, he was diagnosed with (and still suffers from) ADHD and dyslexia. Pilkey was frequently reprimanded for his behavior in class and thus usually sat at a desk in the school hallway, where he created the Captain Underpants character.[3] Pilkey entered his first book, World War Won, in a national competition for student authors and won in his age category. The book's publication in 1987 was included in the award. The atypical spelling of his first name came from a period of employment in a Pizza Hut, when the "e" was omitted from his nametag. Even though it is spelled Dav, it is pronounced "Dave" (rhyming with "cave" and "brave"). Pilkey took a break from writing for a few years to care for his terminally ill father (who died November 13, 2008), but in 2010 agreed with Scholastic to publish four new books. The first three are graphic novels: The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen From the Future, released on August 10, 2010; Su

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Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman [Captain Underpants 5 (Unabridged)]

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Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets [Captain Underpants, Book 2 (Unabridged)]

Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants [Captain Underpants, Book 4 (Unabridged)]

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Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space [Captain Underpants, Book 3 (Unabridged)]

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Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman - Captain Underpants 5 (Unabridged)

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The Adventures of Captain Underpants - Captain Underpants, Book 1 (Unabridged)

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Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants - Captain Underpants, Book 4 (Unabridged)

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Super Silly CD O' Fun

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Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space - Captain Underpants, Book 3 (Unabridged)

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The Adventures of Captain Underpants [Captain Underpants, Book 1 (Unabridged)]

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Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets - Captain Underpants, Book 2 (Unabridged)

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Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Sp

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