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13 quotes by Dav Pilkey

David "Dav" Pilkey Jr. (born March 4, 1966) is a popular 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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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Grown-ups do a lot of complaining!

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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... →

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My books are just pure escapism for kids.

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I had a lot of reading problems growing up.

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

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

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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... →

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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... →

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