Archived Press Coverage

• Associated Press exclusively announced the 5 million copy first printing for Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild.
• Publishers Weekly “Reluctant No Longer: Readers Howl for the Dog Man Tour.”
• The Mercury News “Captain Underpants creator drawing a huge crowd for San Jose visit.”
• Associated Press mention of Dav Pilkey’s “Howl With Laughter” tour.
• Inside the Writer’s Studio podcast interview with Dav Pilkey.
• ADHD Essentials podcast interview with Dav Pilkey on ADHD, dyslexia and books.
• NBC TODAY Parents Facebook Live interview "'Captain Underpants' author shares how his parents inspired his career"
• USA Today “Favorite children’s books made into movies”
• Boys’ Life Magazine exclusive look at the forthcoming Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas.
• The New York Times “Pilkey is the big-hearted genius behind Captain Underpants, and his watercolor art for this more tender series has regular dollops of the emotional depth he can find in even the goofiest plot turn.”
• The Washington Post interview with Dav Pilkey “Readers liked Dog Man so much that Pilkey decided to give him his own series.”
• The New York Times includes Captain Underpants in their round of “Banned Books Your Child Should Read.”
• Parents Magazine interview with Dav Pilkey about “books, engaging reluctant readers, and more”
• Sirius XM Kids Place Live “The Absolutely Mindy Show” interview with Dav Pilkey. Click here to listen to the show. 
• Take the Buzzfeed quiz: “What Super Power Would You Have in the Captain Underpants World?” 
• Huffington Post Banned Books Week Essay by Dav Pilkey: “My Book Makes Kids Laugh, And It Was Banned Anyway”
• NPR interview with Dav Pilkey for Banned Books Week
• Slate.com “The triumphant return of Captain Underpants, hero to hyper, school-hating 8-year-olds”
• Entertainment Weekly interview with Dav Pilkey 
• Washington Post/Kids Post interview with Dav Pilkey 
• New York Post “In My Library” feature with Dav Pilkey
• USA Today “By the Numbers” feature 
• Los Angeles Times interview with Dav Pilkey 
• Reuters interview with Dav Pilkey 
• Publishers Weekly "Pilkey's Dog Man Bounds to Head of the Pack”
• Washington Post "Pilkey, who was diagnosed with dyslexia as child, has long been a hero to teachers, librarians and parents for his uncanny ability to inspire even the most reluctant readers to enjoy reading."
• Parents.com interview with Dav Pilkey about "how parents can encourage their children to love reading and live more creative lives"
• Publishers Weekly photo essay of Dav Pilkey’s sold-out “Supa-Epic Tour O’Fun” Fall 2017 Tour
• CBS Sunday Morning profile featuring Dav Pilkey on the 20th anniversary of Captain Underpants
• Entertainment Weekly "Pop Culture of My Life" full-page interview with Dav Pilkey
• New York Times Book Review Editor Pamela Paul chats with author Dav Pilkey about his learning challenges growing up, the Captain Underpants movie, and more (segment starts in the 29:15 mark).
• Los Angeles Times “Why Captain Underpants creator played hard to get with Hollywood.”
• Dav Pilkey’s New York Times Facebook Live chat and drawing New York Times Children’s Book Reviews Editor Maria Russo.
• Huffington Post Banned Books Week Essay by Dav Pilkey: “My Book Makes Kids Laugh, And It Was Banned Anyway”
• NPR feature on Captain Underpants and Dav Pilkey