 As everybody already knows, this book was really written by George and Harold's alter ego, Dav Pilkey.
| "I know this is going to sound like I'm totally insane, but George and Harold are very real characters to me. I guess it's because I based both of them on myself when I was a kid. So when I started working on this book, I needed to "become" George and Harold. In my imagination, I stopped being me, and sort of let George and Harold take over. I let them create the story they wanted, without worrying about spelling, or grammar, or moralistic plots which would please adults." — Dav Pilkey |
Dav was also inspired by the home-made comic books he receives from kids every day.
| "The comics that kids send me are sometimes sloppy, often have poor grammar and misspelled words, and usually have bad guys who are disgusting in one way or another. But the amazing thing is that these comics are all made voluntarily. Nobody forces those kids to make comic books. They just do it for fun. And there's always something wonderful about that kind of unprompted creativity.
I really tried to capture some of that energy in this book" — Dav Pilkey |
For more details on this book, check out the Behind the Pages section.
George and Harold interviewed with Channel 4 Eyewitness News in Piqua, Ohio about Super Diaper Baby! Read the interview here!
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