Biography

Pilkey was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Barbara and David Pilkey, Sr. He has one older sister. 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 at a desk in the school hallway, where he created the Captain Underpants character. 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 D-A-V, it is pronounced "Dave".

Pilkey took a break from writing for a few years to care for his terminally ill father (who died on November 13, 2008), but in 2010 agreed with Scholastic to publish four new books. The first two are graphic novels: The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen From the Future, released on August 10, 2010; and Super Diaper Baby 2: Invasion of the Potty Snatchers, released on June 28, 2011. Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Re-turn of Tippy Tinkletrousers was released on August 28, 2012 and Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers was released in January 2013.

Books

Dragon

For the animated television series based on the books, see Dragon (TV series).

• A Friend for Dragon (1990)
• Dragon Gets By (1991)
• Dragon's Fat Cat (1992)
• Dragon's Halloween (1993)
• Dragon's Merry Christmas (1994)

Dumb Bunnies

• The Dumb Bunnies (1994)
• The Dumb Bunnies' Easter (1995)
• Make Way for Dumb Bunnies (1996)
• The Dumb Bunnies Go to the Zoo (1997)

Pilkey authored the Dumb Bunnies books under the pseudonym Sue Denim. He has stated that the series was influenced by The Stupids.

Captain Underpants

Main article: Captain Underpants

• The Adventures of Captain Underpants (September 1, 1997)
• Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets (February 1999)
• Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (September 1, 1999)
• Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants (July 29, 2000)
• The Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o' Fun (2001)
• Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman (August 29, 2001)
• The All New Extra Crunchy Captain Underpants Book O' Fun 2 (2002)
• Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets (August 1, 2003)
• Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers (September 30, 2003)
• Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People (August 15, 2006)
• Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Re-Turn of Tippy Tinkletrousers (August 28, 2012)
• Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers (January 15, 2013)
• Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 (August 26, 2014)
• Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot (August 25, 2015)

Captain Underpants spin-offs

• The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby (February 5, 2002)
• The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future (August 10, 2010)
• Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers (June 28, 2011)
• Dog Man: World's Greatest Cop (August 2016)
• The Adventures of Ook and Gluk Jr.: Kung-Fu Cavekids in Outer Space (TBA)

Pilkey authored these books under the pseudonyms Harold Hutchins and George Beard.

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot

Main article: Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (series)

• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (2000)
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury (2000)
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus (2001)
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mecha Monkeys from Mars (2002)
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Jurassic Jackrabbits from Jupiter (2002)
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn (2003)
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Uranium Unicorns from Uranus (2005)
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Naughty Night Crawlers from Neptune (2016)
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Un-Pleasant Penguins from Pluto (2016)
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Astro-Activity Book o' Fun (2006)

Big Dog & Little Dog

• Big Dog and Little Dog (1997)
• Big Dog and Little Dog Going for a Walk (1997)
• Big Dog and Little Dog Getting in Trouble (1997)
• Big Dog and Little Dog Wearing Sweaters (1998)
• Big Dog and Little Dog Making a Mistake (1999)
• The Complete Adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog (1999)

Other books

• World War Won (1987)
• Don't Pop Your Cork on Mondays (1988) Illustrator only
• 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving (1990)
• The Place Nobody Stopped (1991) Illustrator only
• Julius (1993) Illustrator only
• Kat Kong (1993)
• Dogzilla (1993)
• Dog Breath!: The Horrible Trouble With Hally Tosis (1994)
• The Moonglow Roll-O-Rama (1995)
• The Hallo-Wiener (1995)
• When Cats Dream (1996)
• God Bless the Gargoyles (1996)
• The Paperboy (1996)
• The Silly Gooses (1998)
• Comics Squad: Recess! (2014) contributor as author/illustrator for this anthology
• Guys Read: Terrifying Tales (2015) contributor as author/illustrator for this anthology
• One Today (2015) illustrator only

Awards

• 1986: The National Written and Illustrated by... Awards Contest for Students, ages 14-19 category, World War Won
• 1997: Caldecott Honor Award, The Paperboy
• 1998: California Young Reader Medal, Dog Breath!: The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis, published in 1994
• 2007: Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, The Captain Underpants series

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