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Dav Pilkey Books in Order

Dav Pilkey has written 86 books, published between 1987 and 2026. The first book is World War Won (1987) and the newest is A Sprinkle in Time (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Dav Pilkey also publishes as Jano, Tymoffi dom.

Books
86
Published
1987–2026
Confirmed
74 of 86 titles
Pages on record
6,773 in 54 of 86 books
Reading time
113–169 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,773 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 54 of 86 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Dav Pilkey, author

Dav Pilkey, born David Murray Pilkey Jr. on March 4, 1966, is an American comic book writer, author and illustrator of children's fiction. Captain Underpants and the graphic novel spin-off Dog Man are the series Pilkey is best known for. Dog Man appears under the pen names George Beard and Harold Hutchins, which are also the names of the two Captain Underpants protagonists. The catalogue holds 86 books from World War Won (1987) to A Sprinkle in Time (2026), and the Dragon, Dumb Bunnies, Ricky Ricotta and Cat Kid Comic Club lines also feature.

How many Dav Pilkey books are there?

Dav Pilkey has 86 books, released between 1987 and 2026. They include 11 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.

Dav Pilkey Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 86 Dav Pilkey books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of 'Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey, book 2 of the Dav Pilkey Picture series (1990)
  2. Cover of Dragon Gets By by Dav Pilkey, book 2 of the Dragon Tales series (1991)
  3. Cover of Dragon's Merry Christmas by Dav Pilkey, book 3 of the Dragon Tales series (1991)
  4. Cover of When Cats Dream by Dav Pilkey, book 3 of the Dav Pilkey Picture series (1992)
  5. Cover of Dragon's Fat Cat by Dav Pilkey, book 4 of the Dragon Tales series (1992)
  6. Cover of Kat Kong by Dav Pilkey, book 4 of the Dav Pilkey Picture series (1993)
  7. Cover of Dragon's Halloween by Dav Pilkey, book 5 of the Dragon Tales series (1993)
  8. Cover of The Dumb Bunnies by Dav Pilkey, book 1 of the Dumb Bunnies series (1994)
  9. Cover of Dog Breath! The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis by Dav Pilkey, book 5 of the Dav Pilkey Picture series (1994)
  10. Cover of The Dumb Bunnies' Easter by Dav Pilkey, book 2 of the Dumb Bunnies series (1995)
  11. Cover of Moonglow Roll O Rama by Dav Pilkey, book 6 of the Dav Pilkey Picture series (1995)
  12. Cover of Make Way for Dumb Bunnies by Dav Pilkey, book 3 of the Dumb Bunnies series (1996)
  13. Cover of The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey, book 7 of the Dav Pilkey Picture series (1996)
  14. Cover of Big Dog and Little Dog by Dav Pilkey, book 1 of the Big Dog and Little Dog series (1997)
  15. Cover of The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey, book 1 of the Captain Underpants series (1997)
  16. Cover of Big Dog and Little Dog Going for a Walk by Dav Pilkey, book 2 of the Big Dog and Little Dog series (1997)
  17. Cover of Big Dog and Little Dog Getting in Trouble by Dav Pilkey, book 3 of the Big Dog and Little Dog series (1997)
  18. Cover of The Dumb Bunnies Go To The Zoo by Dav Pilkey, book 4 of the Dumb Bunnies series (1997)
  19. Cover of Big Dog and Little Dog Wearing Sweaters by Dav Pilkey, book 4 of the Big Dog and Little Dog series (1998)
  20. Cover of The Silly Gooses by Dav Pilkey, book 8 of the Dav Pilkey Picture series (1998)
  21. Cover of Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets by Dav Pilkey, book 2 of the Captain Underpants series
  22. Cover of Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space by Dav Pilkey (1999)
  23. Cover of Dragon Gets by by Dav Pilkey (1999)
  24. Cover of Big Dog and Little Dog Making a Mistake by Dav Pilkey, book 5 of the Big Dog and Little Dog series (1999)
  1. 1
    World War WonDav Pilkey Picture #11987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
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  2. 2
    'Twas The Night Before ThanksgivingDav Pilkey Picture #21990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
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  3. 3
    A Friend For DragonDragon Tales #11991 · 46 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199146
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  4. 4
    Dragon Gets ByDragon Tales #21991 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199148
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  5. 5
    Dragon's Merry ChristmasDragon Tales #31991 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199148
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  6. 6
    When Cats DreamDav Pilkey Picture #31992 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199232
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  7. 7
    Dragon's Fat CatDragon Tales #41992 · confirmed 4/4
    1992–
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  8. 8
    Kat KongDav Pilkey Picture #41993 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199332
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  9. 9
    Dragon's HalloweenDragon Tales #51993 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199348
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  10. 10
    A Friend for Dragon: Dragon's First Tale1994 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199464
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  11. 11
    The Dumb BunniesDumb Bunnies #11994 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199432
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  12. 12
    Dog Breath! The Horrible Trouble with Hally TosisDav Pilkey Picture #51994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994–
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  13. 13
    The Dumb Bunnies' EasterDumb Bunnies #21995 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199532
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  14. 14
    Moonglow Roll O RamaDav Pilkey Picture #61995 · confirmed 3/4
    1995–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Make Way for Dumb BunniesDumb Bunnies #31996 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199632
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    The PaperboyDav Pilkey Picture #71996 · confirmed 3/4
    1996–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    Big Dog and Little DogBig Dog and Little Dog #11997 · 14 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199714
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  18. 18
    The Adventures of Captain UnderpantsCaptain Underpants #11997 · confirmed 4/4
    1997–
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  19. 19
    Big Dog and Little Dog Going for a WalkBig Dog and Little Dog #21997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  20. 20
    Big Dog and Little Dog Getting in TroubleBig Dog and Little Dog #31997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  21. 21
    The Dumb Bunnies Go To The ZooDumb Bunnies #41997 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199732
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  22. 22
    Big Dog and Little Dog Wearing SweatersBig Dog and Little Dog #41998 · confirmed 3/4
    1998–
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  23. 23
    The Silly GoosesDav Pilkey Picture #81998 · 39 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199839
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  24. 24
    Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking ToiletsCaptain Underpants #21999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer SpaceCaptain Underpants #31999 · 134 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999134
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  26. 26
    Dragon Gets by1999 · confirmed 1/4
    1999–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  27. 27
    Big Dog and Little Dog Making a MistakeBig Dog and Little Dog #51999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    DogzillaDav Pilkey Picture #91999 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199932
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  29. 29
    God Bless the GargoylesDav Pilkey Picture #101999 · 36 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199936
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  30. 30
    The Hallo-WeinerDav Pilkey Picture #111999 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    199932
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Dav Pilkey series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Dav Pilkey books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Dav Pilkey Picture in order

11 books
  1. 1. World War Won
  2. 2. 'Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving
  3. 3. When Cats Dream
  4. 4. Kat Kong
  5. 5. Dog Breath! The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis
  6. 6. Moonglow Roll O Rama
  7. 7. The Paperboy
  8. 8. The Silly Gooses
  9. 9. Dogzilla
  10. 10. God Bless the Gargoyles
  11. 11. The Hallo-Weiner

Ricky Ricotta books in order

9 books by Dav Pilkey
  1. 1. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot
  2. 2. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury
  3. 3. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus
  4. 4. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mecha-Monkeys from Mars
  5. 5. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Jurassic Jackrabbits from Jupiter
  6. 6. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn
  7. 7. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Uranium Unicorns from Uranus
  8. 8. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Naughty Nightcrawlers From Neptune
  9. 9. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Unpleasant Penguins from Pluto

Big Dog and Little Dog in order

6 books
  1. 1. Big Dog and Little Dog
  2. 2. Big Dog and Little Dog Going for a Walk
  3. 3. Big Dog and Little Dog Getting in Trouble
  4. 4. Big Dog and Little Dog Wearing Sweaters
  5. 5. Big Dog and Little Dog Making a Mistake
  6. 6. The Complete Adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog

Dragon Tales in order

5 books
  1. 1. A Friend For Dragon
  2. 2. Dragon Gets By
  3. 3. Dragon's Merry Christmas
  4. 4. Dragon's Fat Cat
  5. 5. Dragon's Halloween

Dumb Bunnies in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Dumb Bunnies
  2. 2. The Dumb Bunnies' Easter
  3. 3. Make Way for Dumb Bunnies
  4. 4. The Dumb Bunnies Go To The Zoo

Captain Underpants Activity in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o' Fun
  2. 2. The All New Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book O' Fun 2
  3. 3. The Extra Big 'N' Extra Crunchy Captain Underpants Book O' Fun
  4. 4. Captain Underpants Super Flip-o-Rama Sticker Book

Ricky Ricotta Activity in order

1 book
  1. 1. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Astro-Activity Book O' Fun

Dav Pilkey Standalone Novels

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Standalone books

12 books

12 Dav Pilkey titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Dav Pilkey Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Dav Pilkey books run from World War Won (1987) to A Sprinkle in Time (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Dav Pilkey in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Dav Pilkey books in order?

You only need to read Dav Pilkey books in order within each series: the books listed here span 11 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Dav Pilkey

Start with the first book of the Dav Pilkey series you want to read: Dog Man starts with Dog Man (2016), Captain Underpants starts with The Adventures of Captain Underpants (1997) and Cat Kid Comic Club starts with Cat Kid Comic Club (2020). The earliest catalogued title overall is World War Won (1987).

What is the newest Dav Pilkey book?

A Sprinkle in Time (2026) is the newest Dav Pilkey book released so far.

Is there a new Dav Pilkey book coming?

No next Dav Pilkey book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Dav Pilkey at a glance

Still publishing
Dav Pilkey published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Dav Pilkey books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
6,773 pages across the 54 of 86 books with a recorded length, a median of 125 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dav Pilkey books, 29 of 86, were published in the 1990s.
Corroboration
23 of the 86 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 74 in at least three.

What the Dav Pilkey books are about

81 of the 86 Dav Pilkey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 52 of 81. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.