Captain Underpants Author Writes in Japanese Caves

Dav Pilkey, author of the hugely successful Captain Underpants books has revealed to the New York Post he writes in Japanese caves.

Pilkey splits his time between the United States and Japan.

He told the NYP "The cave sort of came about out of necessity," Pilkey, 51, tells The Post. "I like to be outside when I write. I just kind of get inspired by nature. And I used to go down to the beach near our house [in Minamiizu, Japan]. But there's these monkeys who live down there."

"They'd come running over, and they're climbing all over me. And they'd take my hand, my sunglasses - you know, just really obnoxious."

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Dav Pilkey has written and illustrated numerous popular, award-winning books for children, including the Captain Underpants and Dumb Bunnies series; DOG BREATH, winner of the California Young Reader Medal; and THE PAPERBOY, a Caldecott Honor Book. He lives with his wife in the Pacific Northwest. In 1996, Dav moved to Seattle, Washington. He then took a ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island, WA where he has lived since 1999. He divides his time between Bainbridge Island, WA and Minami Izu, Japan.