The Dog Man is a YA Fiction / Children's Fiction series by Dav Pilkey, made up of 13 books published between 2016 and 2024. It begins with Dog Man (2016), and is best read in publication order. The most recent entry is Big Jim Begins (2024), spanning 8 years of storytelling.
Dog Man series: frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Dog Man series?
Start with Dog Man (2016), the first book in the Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey. Follow the books in publication order for the best reading experience.
How many books are in the Dog Man series?
There are 13 books in the Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey, published between 2016 and 2024.
What is the first book in the Dog Man series?
The first book in the Dog Man series is Dog Man, published in 2016 by Dav Pilkey.
What is the latest book in the Dog Man series?
The most recent book in the Dog Man series is Big Jim Begins (2024) by Dav Pilkey.
About the Dog Man series
Dav Pilkey's Dog Man is a phenomenon of children's publishing — a graphic-novel series, spun off from Captain Underpants, that has turned millions of reluctant readers into book lovers. Dog Man is a heroic part-dog, part-man police officer (the result of an emergency operation) who battles the evil cat Petey and a cast of gleefully silly villains.
The books are riotously funny, packed with comic-book action, deliberate misspellings and "Flip-O-Rama," but they also smuggle in real heart and lessons about empathy, identity and second chances. Kids devour them.
Read in order from "Dog Man" — recurring characters and running gags build across the series, and the stories grow surprisingly tender.