About this book
The Paperboy rounded out a three-book year for Pilkey in 1996 and stands apart from his usual broad comedy: a quieter, more lyrical picture book about a boy's early-morning newspaper route, it earned a 1997 Caldecott Honor at a standard 32 pages.
Key facts about The Paperboy
Dav Pilkey wrote The Paperboy, a book on our list. It has been out since 1996. The book has 32 pages.
We list 1 edition of this book. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780590106412 to find the main one.
Dav Pilkey has 67 books on our list. 50 of them belong to a series, while 17 stand alone. 66 are out now, while 1 more has an announced date. Other books by Dav Pilkey on file include Dog Man: Big Jim Begins (2024), Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder (2024), Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea (2023) and Cat Kid Comic Club: Influencers (2023).
Earlier, The Moonglow Roll-O-Rama came out in 1995. After it came Big Dog and Little Dog in 1997. It is one of 4 Dav Pilkey books dated 1996. Since then, our list has added 49 more books by Dav Pilkey.
Dav Pilkey has 6 series on file, such as Dragon, Big Dog and Little Dog and Captain Underpants. Those series sit on our humor and graphic novel shelves. Meanwhile, Dog Man: Big Jim Believes is the latest published Dav Pilkey book on file, from 11 November 2025. The next announced Dav Pilkey release is due on 3 November 2026, so there is still more to come.
About Dav Pilkey
Dav Pilkey is an American author and illustrator best known for creating Captain Underpants, an irreverent, wildly popular children's graphic-novel series about two fourth-graders who hypnotize their principal into believing he is a superhero in his underwear. See every Dav Pilkey book in order.
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780590106412