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Dav Pilkey Books in Order

14 series including Green Light Readers: Level 1 Series, Dog Man Series and more

★ 2 NYT bestsellers · 2 at #1 14 series 98 books Latest: The Scarlet Shedder (2024)

Since 1987, Dav Pilkey has published 98 books. Those titles are spread across 14 series, led by Green Light Readers: Level 1 with 22 books. As of 2024, the latest we've recorded is The Scarlet Shedder.

New York Times Bestsellers

2 books

Dav Pilkey has placed 2 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 87 weeks on the charts. 2 titles reached #1.

Cover of Dog Man
Dog Man
Dog Man Series

52 weeks on the Times Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list · peaked at #1 · debuted Sep 2016

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Cover of Dog Man Unleashed
Dog Man Unleashed
Dog Man Series

35 weeks on the Times Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover list · peaked at #1 · debuted Dec 2016

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Dav Pilkey’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

14 series · 98 books
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Big Dog and Little Dog (Short Story) 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Big Dog and Little Dog Going for a Walk (Short Story) 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Big Dog and Little Dog Getting in Trouble (Short Story) 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Big Dog and Little Dog Wearing Sweaters (Short Story) 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Big Dog and Little Dog Making a Mistake (Short Story) 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Complete Adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog (Short Story) 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Short Story) 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets (Short Story) 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (Short Story) 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Captain Underpants Activity Books

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o' Fun (Short Story) 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The All New Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book O' Fun 2 (Short Story) 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Extra Big 'N' Extra Crunchy Captain Underpants Book O' Fun 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Captain Underpants Super Flip-o-Rama Sticker Book (Short Story) 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Dog Man 2016 🏆 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award 2019Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Dog Man Unleashed 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 A Tale of Two Kitties 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Dog Man and Cat Kid 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Lord of the Fleas 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Brawl of the Wild 2018 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 For Whom the Ball Rolls 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Fetch-22 2019 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Grime and Punishment 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Mothering Heights 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 The Scarlet Shedder 2024 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Big Jim Begins 2024 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

The Dragon Tales Series

0 of 5 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 A Friend For Dragon (Short Story) 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Dragon Gets By (Short Story) 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Dragon's Merry Christmas (Short Story) 1991 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Dragon's Fat Cat (Short Story) 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Dragon's Halloween (Short Story) 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Dumb Bunnies (Short Story) by Dav Pilkey

Dumb Bunnies Series

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Dumb Bunnies (Short Story) 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Dumb Bunnies' Easter (Short Story) 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Make Way for Dumb Bunnies (Short Story) 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Dumb Bunnies Go To The Zoo (Short Story) 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Ricky Ricotta Series

0 of 9 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (Short Story) 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury (Short Story) 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus (Short Story) 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mecha-Monkeys from Mars (Short Story) 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Jurassic Jackrabbits from Jupiter (Short Story) 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn (Short Story) 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Uranium Unicorns from Uranus (Short Story) 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Naughty Nightcrawlers From Neptune (Short Story) 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Unpleasant Penguins from Pluto (Short Story) 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Ricky Ricotta Activity Books

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Astro-Activity Book O' Fun (Short Story) 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby (Short Story) by Dav Pilkey

Super Diaper Baby Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby (Short Story) 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Dav Pilkey Other Novels

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Adventures of Ook and Gluk 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Dav Pilkey Picture Books

0 of 11 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 World War Won (Short Story) 1987 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 'Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving (Short Story) 1990 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 When Cats Dream (Short Story) 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Kat Kong (Short Story) 1993 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 Dog Breath! The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis (Short Story) 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Moonglow Roll O Rama (Short Story) 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Paperboy (Short Story) 1996 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Silly Gooses (Short Story) 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Dogzilla (Short Story) 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 God Bless the Gargoyles (Short Story) 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Hallo-Weiner (Short Story) 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Dav Pilkey Anthologies

3 books · 2015–2021

David Murray "Dav" Pilkey Jr. (; born March 4, 1966) is an American comic book writer, author, and illustrator of children's fiction.

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