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

~Dav Pilkey

Topics: About Began Being Books Captain Class Class Clown Clown Comic Comic Books Constantly Created Drawing Getting Grade Hall Hallway Him Making Me My Own Out Own Punish Second Sent Soon Teacher Trouble

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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.'

~Dav Pilkey

Topics: Agenda Books Comics Create Feel Inspire Kids Mistakes Occur Own Perfectionism Reason Secretly Stifled Stories Them Trying Want

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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

Topics: About Because Black Black And White Fools Garbage Grown-Ups Kids Lazy Lazy People Look Most Nothing People Power Run See Smarter Than Through White World

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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 notebook. She said I should try writing children's books, and so I did.

~Dav Pilkey

Topics: Books Children Did Drew English Freshman Good Good Writer Kent Loved Me Notebook Pictures Professor Said She Should Silly State State University Try University Writer Writing

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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

Topics: All Day Author Because Being Day Draw Feel Fun Get Great Great Job Job Late Like Make Make Up Off Pictures Plus Silly Stay Stories Taking Up Want I Feel I Can I Feel Like

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Grown-ups do a lot of complaining!

~Dav Pilkey

Topics: Complaining Grown-Ups Lot

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

~Dav Pilkey

Topics: Because Books Favorites Funny Laugh Like Much Think I Think

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

~Dav Pilkey

Topics: Based Been Character Come Ever Every Known Someone Something Think Up I Think

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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

Topics: Books Captain Challenging Comprehend Decided Find Forever Get Hard Hate Humor Ideas Irresistible Kids Make Me Often Read Reading Sophisticated Stuff Take Too Used Wanted Who Wrong

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I had a lot of reading problems growing up.

~Dav Pilkey

Topics: Growing Growing Up Had Lot Problems Reading Up

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: March 4th, 1966

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