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Biographical and Critical Sources

BOOKS

Children's Literature Review, Volume 48, Thomson Gale (Detroit, MI), 1998, pp. 99-114.

Pilkey, Dav, The Adventures of Captain Underpants: An Epic Novel, Blue Sky Press (New York, NY), 1997.

PERIODICALS

Booklist, February 1, 1992, Carolyn Phelan, review of Dragon's Fat Cat: Dragon's Fourth Tale, p. 1029; February 1, 1995, Mary Harris Veeder, review of The Dumb Bunnies' Easter, p. 1009; March 1, 1996, Carolyn Phelan, review of The Paperboy, p. 1179; October 1, 1996, p. 1406; July 19, 1997, Stephanie Zvirin, review of The Adventures of Captain Underpants: An Epic Novel, p. 1819; May 1, 1999, John Peters, review of Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets: Another Epic Novel.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, May, 1993, Betsy Hearne, review of Julius, p. 284; January, 1994, Roger Sutton, review of The Dumb Bunnies, p. 150; April, 1998, p. 292.

Horn Book, March-April, 1993, Ellen Fader, review of Julius, pp. 196-197; July-August, 1996, Mary M. Burns, review of The Paperboy, p. 453.

Kirkus Reviews, June 1, 1997, review of The Adventures of Captain Underpants, p. 678; December 15, 1997, p. 72; February 1, 2002, review of The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, p. 187.

New York Times Book Review, November 8, 1992, James Howe, "Perchance to Dream," p. 57.

Publishers Weekly, December 21, 1990, review of A Friend for Dragon and Dragon Gets By, p. 56; September 20, 1993, review of Dragon's Halloween, p. 30; October 14, 1996, p. 82; February 22, 1999, Sally Lodge, "Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants Wins a Starring Role," p. 32; January 28, 2002, review of The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, p. 291; September 15, 2003, review of Dragon's Halloween, p. 67; September 29, 2003, review of Kat Kong, p. 66.

School Library Journal, March, 1988, Susan Scheps, review of World War Won, p. 174; March, 1996, Wendy Lukehart, review of The Paperboy, pp. 180-181; June, 1999, Maura Bresnahan, review of Big Dog and Little Dog Make a Mistake, p. 109, and Marlene Gawron, review of Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets, p. 136; October, 2001, Tim Wadham, review of Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman, p. 129; April, 2002, Elaine E. Knight, review of Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot v. the Mecha-Monkeys from Mars, p. 120; June, 2002, Piper L. Nyman, review of The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, p. 108; January, 2004, Elaine E. Knight, review of Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn, p. 104; January, 2004, Kristina Aaronson, review of Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, p. 103; February, 2004, JoAnn Jonas, review of Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, p. 121; June, 2005, Jackie Parich, review of Dav Pilkey's Extra-Crunchy Web site o' Fun, p. 67.

Time, August 27, 2001, "A Hero in Briefs: The Zany Author of the Captain Underpants Books Has Written a New One, and Tries to Explain Their Appeal," p. F18.

ONLINE

Dav Pilkey's Extra-Crunch Web Site o' Fun, (December 1, 2005).