Dav Pilkey is the type of writer that children are attracted to.  When he was in grade school, he was known as the "class clown" for being disruptive.  When his teacher had enough, she would send him into the hallway where a desk waited for him.  Dav filled the desk with paper and drawing supplies.  In the beginning, he only drew pictures.  However, as time went on Dav began making up stories to go with his pictures.  He invented numerous superheros including "The Amazing Captain Underpants" who flew around giving wedgies to bad guys.  This is where it all began for Dav Pilkey.
    When Dav was nineteen he wrote a book called World War Won and entered it in a contest.  The book won first prize for his age group and was published.  The Adventures of Captain Underpants series has sold nearly one million copies, was on the American Bestsellar Pick List and recieved the Publishers Weekly "Cuffie" Award for the funniest book of the year.  His book Dog Breath was awarded the California Young Reader Medal and The Paperboy was chosen as a Caldecott Honor book.  Other work by Dav Pilkey includes: Ricky Ricotta's Mighty  Robot Series, he illistrated Dumb Bunnies books, Big Dog and Little Dog books, Dragon books, Dogzilla, Kat Kong, "Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving, and many more.  Chilren are so attracted to Dav Pilkey's books because he shows off his goofy sense of humor in his books.  He is creative and has a special gift for writing and illistating.  I suggest that teachers use his books in their classrooms and that student become familar with his work.  Information retrieved from www.pilkey.com.

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