What it's like to top banned book lists around the world? Liberal British site, The Guardian, got American author and illustrator David Murray "Dav" Pilkey, Jr. just August last year to argue why the bestselling Captain Underpants books shouldn't be pulled out from shelves and out of children’s hands for being inappropriate and anti-establishment worldwide as is currently happening (except here at the fREADom hub!).
Born March 4, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio to Barbara and David Sr., Dav has one older sister. In elementary school, he was diagnosed with (and still suffers from) ADHD and dyslexia.
Dav 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.
The atypical spelling of his first name came from a period of employment in a Pizza Hut when the "e" was omitted from his name tag. Even though it is spelled D-A-V, it is pronounced "Dave". He has took to using the pen names, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, as well which are the names of two of the main characters in the aforementioned series. Dav entered his very first book called World War Won in a national competition for student authors and won in his age category. His books contain scenes which may be too silly for grown-ups, small animals and some types of houseplants.
Additionally, he is the author of illustrated numerous popular, award-winning children's books including DOG BREATH, winner of the California Young Reader Medal; THE PAPERBOY, a Caldecott Honor Book; the Dumb Bunnies series; and two series for younger children, Ricky Ricotta and Super Diaper Baby. Dav took a break from writing for a few years to care for his terminally ill father (who died on November 13, 2008) but agreed with Scholastic to publish four new books in 2010.
He lives with his wife in the Pacific Northwest. In 1996, Dav moved to Seattle, Washington. He then took a ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island, WA where he has lived since 1999. Dav currently divides his time between Bainbridge Island and Minami Izu in Japan.
Born March 4, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio to Barbara and David Sr., Dav has one older sister. In elementary school, he was diagnosed with (and still suffers from) ADHD and dyslexia.Dav 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.
The atypical spelling of his first name came from a period of employment in a Pizza Hut when the "e" was omitted from his name tag. Even though it is spelled D-A-V, it is pronounced "Dave". He has took to using the pen names, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, as well which are the names of two of the main characters in the aforementioned series. Dav entered his very first book called World War Won in a national competition for student authors and won in his age category. His books contain scenes which may be too silly for grown-ups, small animals and some types of houseplants.
Additionally, he is the author of illustrated numerous popular, award-winning children's books including DOG BREATH, winner of the California Young Reader Medal; THE PAPERBOY, a Caldecott Honor Book; the Dumb Bunnies series; and two series for younger children, Ricky Ricotta and Super Diaper Baby. Dav took a break from writing for a few years to care for his terminally ill father (who died on November 13, 2008) but agreed with Scholastic to publish four new books in 2010.
He lives with his wife in the Pacific Northwest. In 1996, Dav moved to Seattle, Washington. He then took a ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island, WA where he has lived since 1999. Dav currently divides his time between Bainbridge Island and Minami Izu in Japan.
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