Order of Dav Pilkey Books
Dav Pilkey is an American author and illustrator of children’s books. He is best known for his Captain Underpants series, and also is the author of the Ricky Ricotta, Dragon’s Tales, Dumb Bunnies and Big Dog & Little Dog series. Dav suffers from ADHD and is dyslexic. This often caused him to be put in the hallway during class, leading to the creation of the Captain Underpants character. His Dragon’s Tales series has been adapted to a Canadian stop-motion animated series called “Dragon.”
Dav Pilkey made his debut as a published author in 1987 with the picture book World War Won. Below is a list of Dav Pilkey’s books in order of when they were originally released:
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Publication Order of Big Dog and Little Dog Books
| Big Dog and Little Dog | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Big Dog and Little Dog Going for a Walk | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Big Dog and Little Dog Getting in Trouble | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Big Dog and Little Dog Wearing Sweaters | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Big Dog and Little Dog Making a Mistake | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Complete Adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Captain Underpants Books
| The Adventures of Captain Underpants | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1 | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2 | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Underpants and the Terrifying Return of Tippy Tinkletrousers | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation of the Turbo Toilet 2000 | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Captain Underpants Activity Books
| The Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o' Fun | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The All New Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book O' Fun 2 | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Extra Big 'N' Extra Crunchy Captain Underpants Book O' Fun | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Captain Underpants Super Flip-o-Rama Sticker Book | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Cat Kid Comic Club Books
| Cat Kid Comic Club | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Perspectives | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| On Purpose | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Collaborations | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Influencers | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dog Man Books
| Dog Man | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dog Man Unleashed | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Tale of Two Kitties | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dog Man and Cat Kid | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lord of the Fleas | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Brawl of the Wild | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| For Whom the Ball Rolls | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Fetch-22 | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Grime and Punishment | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mothering Heights | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Scarlet Shedder | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Dragon Tales Books
| A Friend For Dragon | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dragon Gets By | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dragon's Merry Christmas | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dragon's Fat Cat | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dragon's Halloween | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dumb Bunnies Books
| The Dumb Bunnies | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dumb Bunnies' Easter | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Make Way for Dumb Bunnies | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Dumb Bunnies Go To The Zoo | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Ricky Ricotta Books
| Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mecha-Monkeys from Mars | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Jurassic Jackrabbits from Jupiter | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Uranium Unicorns from Uranus | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Naughty Nightcrawlers From Neptune | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Unpleasant Penguins from Pluto | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Ricky Ricotta Activity Books
| Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Astro-Activity Book O' Fun | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Super Diaper Baby Books
| The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Adventures of Ook and Gluk | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| World War Won | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 'Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| When Cats Dream | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kat Kong | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dog Breath! The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Moonglow Roll O Rama | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Paperboy | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Silly Gooses | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dogzilla | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| God Bless the Gargoyles | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Hallo-Weiner | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Green Light Readers Level 1 Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Guys Read: Terrifying Tales | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| You Can't Say That | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Notes: Silly Stories to Tickle Your Funny Bone also contains contributions by William Joyce and James Marshall. I Love to Read!: Four Original Stories for Independent Readers also contains contributions by Shana Corey, Peter Maloney and Rachel Vail. The Super Diaper Baby series and The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung Fu Cavemen From The Future are written as George Beard and Harold Hutchins. The Dumb Bunnies books were originally written as Sue Denim.
If You Like Dav Pilkey Books, You’ll Love…
Dav Pilkey Synopses: A Friend for Dragon by Dav Pilkey tells the story of a lonely dragon who is looking for a friend when he gets hit on the head by an apple. When he can’t find the apple, he’s again lonely. Will he be able to find it?
In Dragon Gets By by Dav Pilkey, the dragon wakes up not feeling right and everything goes wrong all day.
In Dragon’s Merry Christmas by Dav Pilkey, Dragon wants to make Christmas perfect. He picks out the right three and has all of the best presents. But he has a problem cutting down the tree and ends up giving away the presents to the needy.
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