Dav Pilkey (his first name is pronounced "Dave") is a children's author. His real name is Dave but once he got a job at a pizza place and they spelt his name Dav on his card. It stuck. He wrote the popular Captain Underpants series, as well as recently starting Super Diaper Baby. Pilkey also wrote the Dumb Bunnies series, and the Dragon series. He published his first book, World War Won, when he was only 19 years old. Other books by Pilkey include:

  • Ricky Ricotta's Mega Robot
  • Dog Breath
  • The Halo-Wiener
  • The Paperboy
  • Dogzilla
  • Kat Kong
  • Twas the Night before Thanksgiving
  • The Moonglow Roll-O-Rama
  • The Silly Gooses
  • When Cats Dream
  • God Bless the Gargoyles