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KidsPost asked Dav Pilkey, creater of Captain Underpants and author of the new book, "Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers," about a few of his favorite things: Favorite book as a kid: "Where the Wild Things Are." Favorite ice cream flavor: Hokey Pokey.

Biographical Note: Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Dav Pilkey attended Kent State University, where an English professor encouraged him to write children's books. In 1986, he entered the National Written and Illustrated By... Contest for Students and won first place with his book World War Won.

He later achieved international recognition with his "Captain Underpants" series, which was adapted as a film. The "Captain Underpants" books are among the American Library Association's list of the top 100 most banned and challenged books from the past decade, due to complaints from parents about violent imagery.

Captain Underpants is a bald, portly man who wears white briefs and a cape. He frequently trumpets “tra-la-laaaaa!” and is endowed with Wedgie Power. While the students love Captain Underpants, the principal of Jerome Horwitz Elementary School does not.

Most kids are smarter than most grown-ups. Kids see the world in black and white... They look through all the garbage and see a world run by fools and dullards and lazy people.

Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #7): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Hardcover)

NEW YORK, NY—November 21, 2013—Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, today announced a free webcast event pairing for the first time bestselling author-artist Jeff Kinney, creator of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, and Dav Pilkey, creator of the Captain Underpants series.

All of us at DreamWorks Animation are thrilled to once again be partnering with the incredibly talented Dav Pilkey and the team at Scholastic to bring Dog Man to the big screen—an iconic character known all over the world.” This isn't the first adaptation of Pilkey's beloved series.

Does Dav Pilkey have a sister? ›

Dav Pilkey was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Barbara and David Pilkey. He has one older sister.

Join us for an epic evening of family fun with a presentation and live drawing by Dav Pilkey followed by a book signing.

Pilkey has spoken out publicly about his own struggles growing up with ADHD and dyslexia, and how drawing, telling stories, and creating original comic books channeled his creativity and gave him confidence.

David Murray "Dav" Pilkey Jr. (/ˈdeɪv/; born March 4, 1966) is an American cartoonist, author and illustrator of children's literature. Pilkey is best known as the author and illustrator of the children's book series Captain Underpants and the children's graphic novel series Dog Man.

DOG MAN TOPS THE CHARTS: DAV PILKEY'S "DOG MAN: THE SCARLET SHEDDER" IS #1 BESTSELLING BOOK AROUND THE WORLD.

His full name is Gregory "Greg" Knight, according to a fan's answered question on Instagram. He used to love chasing balls, but after his therapy session with Li'l Petey and 80-HD in Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls he became scared of them.

Dav Pilkey was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Barbara and David Pilkey. He has one older sister. Dav's story as a cartoonist and author begins in elementary school where he frequently spent the day in the hallway due to his disruptive behavior.

The series revolves around two fourth graders, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, living in Piqua, Ohio, and Captain Underpants, an aptly named superhero from one of the boys' homemade comic books, who accidentally becomes real when George and Harold hypnotize their cruel, bossy, and ill-tempered principal, Mr. Krupp.