Quotes by Dav Pilkey

About Dav Pilkey:

David Murray Pilkey, Jr. is an 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.
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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. And there's nothing they can do about it because they have no power.

Dav Pilkey

It used to take me forever to read and comprehend stuff, so I decided not to make the 'Captain Underpants' books too challenging. Don't get me wrong - the humor and ideas are often sophisticated - but the books aren't hard to read. I wanted kids who ...

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Being an author is fun. It's a great job, because I can stay up as late as I want, and if I feel like taking the day off, I do it. Plus, I get to make up silly stories and draw pictures all day.

Dav Pilkey

My freshman English professor at Kent State University in 1984 told me I was a good writer, and she loved all the silly pictures I drew in my notebook. She said I should try writing children's books, and so I did.

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A book without potty humor is like a banana split without hot fudge. It can still be good, I suppose, but you kinda get the feeling that something is missing.

Dav Pilkey

I think my funny books are my favorites because I like to laugh so much.

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Grown-ups do a lot of complaining!

Dav Pilkey

I had a lot of reading problems growing up.

Dav Pilkey

I think every character I've ever come up with has been based on someone or something I've known.

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These 'mistakes' occur in my books for a reason. I have an agenda: I'm secretly trying to inspire kids to create their own stories and comics, and I don't want them to feel stifled by 'perfectionism.'

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My books are just pure escapism for kids.

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Once I have the story in my head, I write it down. The illustrations usually come last.

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I created 'Captain Underpants' when I was in the second grade. I was constantly getting in trouble for being the class clown, so my teacher sent me out into the hallway to punish me. It was there in the hall that I began drawing 'Captain Underpants'....

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Author Bio

  • NameDav Pilkey
  • DescriptionAmerican author and illustrator
  • BornMarch 4, 1966
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist; Children's Writer