When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. He was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway where he spent his time creating his own original comic books—the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants. The globally bestselling Dog Man series has more than 70 million copies in print, translations in 48 languages and was adapted into a hit feature film by DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures. Cat Kid Comic Club is a pioneering bestselling graphic novel series that introduces kids to the art of comic making. Pilkey received a Caldecott Honor for his picture book The Paperboy. His stories are semi-autobiographical and celebrate friendship, empathy, and the triumph of the good-hearted. The publication of Dog Man: Big Jim Believes (November 11, 2025) will mark nearly 40 years of Pilkey creating acclaimed books for children.