Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel

★ “Through Pilkey’s trademark absurdist humor, imaginative characters, and entertaining flip-o-ramas, readers will find depth in a very poignant backstory… A must buy for school libraries; kids will be clamoring for the continuation of Big Jim’s story.” – School Library Journal, starred review

“Gift the story that kids can’t wait to get their hands on.” – Good Housekeeping

Everyone Digs Dog Man!

★ “High-intensity, heartwarming, and, above all, hysterically funny.” – Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ “Riotously funny and original.” – School Library Journal, starred review

★ “An utter, unfettered delight.” – Booklist, starred review

★ “Readers (of any age) will be giggling from start to finish.” – Publishers Weekly, starred review

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 the second grade, Dav’s teacher ripped up his comics and told him he couldn’t spend the rest of his life making silly books. Fortunately, Dav was not a very good listener.