‘Captain Underpants’ Creator Is Hosting Virtual Drawing Workshops For Kids
Are your kids climbing the walls after too many days stuck at home with no school? If they have exhausted their favorite indoor toys and can’t stop complaining, “I’m borrreeddd,” then you’ll appreciate this bit of good news. Iconic children’s book author Dav Pilkey, the creator of “Dog Man” and
Posted — UpdatedAre your kids climbing the walls after too many days stuck at home with no school? If they have exhausted their favorite indoor toys and can’t stop complaining, “I’m borrreeddd,” then you’ll appreciate this bit of good news.
Along with the 8 a.m. videos with Pilkey himself, you can also find additional free downloadable activities and learning materials, including how-to-draw demonstrations and other video content that will be released throughout the week. It’s all free of charge, of course.
Here’s one of the videos from the @librarycongress Twitter account:
Now, his work entertains children of all ages, some of whom struggle with the very same learning differences which Pilkey experienced.
Pilkey explains that his learning differences made him hate reading as a child, and that other classmates would bully him for his inability to read as well as they did. That’s why he designed “Captain Underpants” and his other stories to be short, engaging and filled with pictures and jokes to help inspire kids who learn differently to love reading.
And now he’s now encouraging reading and learning with this new effort. Here’s the @Scholastic Twitter announcement:
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