Author: Dav Pilkey
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 04/29/2014
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780545630092
Audience: Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 59518 / Ricky Ricotta's Giant (Mighty) Robot
Review Citation(s): Booklist 04/15/2014 pg. 55
School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 90
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 63 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
About the Author
Dan Santat wrote and illustrated the graphic novel Sidekicks, and has also illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including The Guild of Geniuses and The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, which won the Caldecott Medal. He lives in Alhambra, California, with his family. Visit his website at dantat.com.
When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books -- the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.
In college, Dav met a teacher who encouraged him to illustrate and write. He won a national competition in 1986 and the prize was the publication of his first book, World War Won. He made many other books before being awarded the 1998 California Young Reader Medal for Dog Breath, which was published in 1994, and in 1997 he won the Caldecott Honor for The Paperboy.
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, published in 2002, was the first complete graphic novel spin-off from the Captain Underpants series and appeared at #6 on the USA Today bestseller list for all books, both adult and children's, and was also a New York Times bestseller. It was followed by Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers, also a USA Today bestseller. The unconventional style of these graphic novels is intended to encourage uninhibited creativity in kids.
His stories are semi-autobiographical and explore universal themes that celebrate friendship, tolerance, and the triumph of the good-hearted.
Dav loves to kayak in the Pacific Northwest with his wife.
