Dog Man: Big Jim Begins

In DOG MAN: BIG JIM BEGINS, discover the origin of our beloved characters from the Dog Man series as they join forces to stop the Space Cuties from destroying the city. Will the past predict the future for Dog Man and his friends? Will goodness and bravery prevail? Can anything happen if you truly believe?

Get ready for another unforgettable book in the #1 worldwide bestselling series from master graphic novelist and award-winning illustrator Dav Pilkey. AND coming soon, the Dog Man movie from DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures!

For more heartfelt and humorous adventures, join Flippy and Li'l Petey in the Cat Kid Comic Club series. Have fun with creativity with the official colouring book, Dog Man With Love. And don't forget about the series that started it all: Captain Underpants!

Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including:

• empathy
• kindness
• persistence
• and the importance of doing good.

Full colour pages throughout.

Review

? "Through Pilkey's trademark absurdist humor, imaginative characters, and entertaining flip-o-ramas, readers will find depth in a very poignant backstory... A must buy for school libraries; kids will be clamoring for the continuation of Big Jim's story." -- School Library Journal, starred review

"Gift the story that kids can't wait to get their hands on." -- Good Housekeeping

Everyone Digs Dog Man!

? "High-intensity, heartwarming, and, above all, hysterically funny." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

? "Riotously funny and original." -- School Library Journal, starred review

? "An utter, unfettered delight." -- Booklist, starred review

? "Readers (of any age) will be giggling from start to finish." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

About the Author

When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. Dav was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway every day. Luckily, Dav loved to draw and make up stories. He spent his time in the hallway creating his own original comic books -- the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants. In the second grade, Dav's teacher ripped up his comics and told him he couldn't spend the rest of his life making silly books. Fortunately, Dav was not a very good listener.