11 Dav Pilkey Quotes for You to Enjoy

Dav Pilkey

American Author

Born: Mar 4, 1966

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Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar

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'. Soon I was making my own comic books about him. Dav Pilkey

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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

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

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

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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 hate reading to find these books irresistible. Dav Pilkey

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My books are just pure escapism for kids. Dav Pilkey

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Grown-ups do a lot of complaining! Dav Pilkey

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I had a lot of reading problems growing up. Dav Pilkey

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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

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

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