29 amazing moments from Dav Pilkey's "Howl with Laughter" tour

This fall, Dav Pilkey, the creator of the bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, toured the U.S. and Canada on his "Howl with Laughter" book tour, meeting thousands of fans in every city!

Here's a look at what it was like on the road with Dav:

Dav Pilkey spoke to sold-out crowds everywhere about the importance of positivity, practice, and persistence

He also met tons of fans and got to sign their books

There were lots of Dog Man look-alikes

And SUPA fun photo ops

So many kids got to share their artwork and writing with their favorite author, Dav Pilkey!

There was even a 'book wave'!

Give us a wave if YOU love Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants!

If your kids can't get enough of Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas, mark your calendars because the next book, Brawl of the Wild, is just 2 months away! Preorder now: https://t.co/vc3pIuRkoE #PilkeyPower pic.twitter.com/0o0kqZnMfI

— Scholastic (@Scholastic) October 24, 2018

Here are some of the amazing messages we saw from parents, teachers, and fans:

 

 

 

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Over the moon meeting our favourite author and swapped comics! Such a rock star show #DavPilkey @petey_haw_haw #comics #youngwriters #draw #positivity #practice #persistence

A post shared by @ catchcreativeto on Sep 13, 2018 at 6:51am PDT

 

 

 

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When you meet your hero #davpilkey #read #howlwithlaughtertour

A post shared by @ mydarlingneen on Oct 19, 2018 at 9:30pm PDT

 

 

 

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Thank you #davpilkey for making this #asd and #adhd kid feel accepted and inspired! Working wonders through creativity. @petey_haw_haw #dogman #captainunderpants

A post shared by jenrementer (@jenrementer) on Oct 17, 2018 at 10:07pm PDT

Seeing your favorite book character IRL. Thank you @Scholastic @LeanderISD_Lib #davpilkey pic.twitter.com/bya3qn37UJ

— Katie Kendall (@katiejuhree) October 18, 2018

 

 

 

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Lil dude got to meet his fav #author ! #davpilkey ! He is such a great speaker, with a wonderful message of #patience #practice & #persistance . My sweet guy was so nervous to meet him; now wants to send him one of his own #cartoon drawings thank you @halfpricebooks !! #literacy #books #k-12 #education #elementaryeducation #dogman #captainunderpants #reading

A post shared by Jessica Rogers, PhD (@drj_rogers) on Oct 18, 2018 at 3:00pm PDT

 

 

 

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Today our 5th grade class attended a talk by the amazing author, Dav Pilkey! @petey_haw_haw . He taught the students about practice and positivity, read from some of his books, and drew some of his characters! Check out how fast he can draw Captain Underpants! He also gave every student an autographed copy of his last book! Thank you, @chadwickschool for hosting this amazing event and to Dav Pilkey for a great day! #spps #goholysaints #davpilkey #catholicschool #chadwickschool #blessedandthankful

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We saw @dav_pilkey the author of the Captain Underpants & Dogman series speak last night at The Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. It was completely sold out and packed to the gills with 6-11 year old boy energy. He spoke honestly and comedically about growing up with ADHD and dyslexia and how he felt singled out and alone in school as a child. He asked if anyone was familiar with this and what looked like half of the audience’s hands went up, proud to be acknowledged! It was very moving. He also spoke fondly of his mother and how she was such a positive light in his life and how he turned these feelings of less than into literary and illustration magic. He talked about how it’s important to be positive and kind and PRACTICE so you can be the best you can. The kids were elated. I don’t see how it could’ve gone better. Thank you Dav! #davpilkey #davpilkeybooks #dogman #captainunderpants #captainunderpantsmovie #momlife #momof2boys #mompreneur #lifestyleblogger #momblogger #adhdawareness

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This was the best night! Logan and Dylan were so happy to see and hear Dav Pilkey speak tonight. Logan was absolutely beside himself. I’ve never seen that kid raise his hand so fast when Dav asked, “Who else here has ADHD like me?” To top it off, the boys got to meet Captain Underpants!! #dogman #lordofthefleas #captainunderpants #davpilkey

A post shared by Ashley McCombs (@ashleymccombs1983) on Oct 15, 2018 at 7:22pm PDT

Capt. Hageman and Sgt. Zins present Dav Pilkey with a Certificate of Commendation, a MBPD challenge coin and City of Manhattan Beach declared Oct 16th as Dav Pilkey day. See more at: https://t.co/IrSKOvMxnJ #pagesbookstore #dogman #captainunderpants #redondobeachperformingarts pic.twitter.com/8BISSf8L8p

— Manhattan Beach PD (@manhattanbchpd) October 17, 2018

 

 

 

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Dav pilkey MAN Leo’s favorite books #davpilkey #dogman #captainunderpants #leo #son #love #booklove #pilkeypower

A post shared by Veronica Aguilar (@hellopekizzz) on Oct 20, 2018 at 1:01am PDT

Our @Perez_Elem 4th grade students (& teachers!) were beyond thrilled to see the one & only #DavPilkey! A million thanks @ClaytonCardinal @sposeeptweets @Scholastic @BookPeople! #PerezReads #AISDReads @UnderpantsCapt @AustinISDLibs pic.twitter.com/8gI8oOk6aF

— Perez Reads (@PerezReads) October 17, 2018

This kid left Dav Pilkey reading!! If you only knew. #dogman #davpilkey #proudmom #read #captainunderpants pic.twitter.com/1Ii0kgF572

— Forever Green Mom (@4evergreenmom) October 17, 2018

A quote from Dav Pilkey. In my read alouds today the Ss were so excited to learn he was writing books to make kids like him love books #davpilkey pic.twitter.com/nyndzYpPyD

— Carrie Leestma (@CarrieLeestma) October 18, 2018

Thanks, Dav Pilkey, for being so gracious to the thousand plus kids who came to see you last night on the last stop of your Howl with Laughter book tour. My grandson Alex, who was SO excited about the chance to meet his literary idol, says it was the best day ever! pic.twitter.com/5seMBxrYb3

— Genevieve Beltran (@genbeltran) October 20, 2018

@Hicklebees Thank you so much for the Dav Pilkey event last night, my son had a wonderful time! Can’t believe he stayed to meet ALL the kids, so kind! pic.twitter.com/qatPp52yF5

— Jenna Waldman (@SarafinaDesign) October 20, 2018

Get all caught up on the Dog Man series before the next book, Brawl of the Wild, comes out December 24!