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. Visit him online at www.pilkey.com.

DAN SANTAT is the illustrator for the acclaimed Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) by Mac Barnett and Chicken Dance by Tammi Sauer, as well as the author-illustrator of the graphic novel Sidekicks and creator of Disney's The Replacements. Dan is well-known as an artist extraordinaire, but his superhero career has not gone as well. Dan and his bruised ego live in Alhambra, California. His website is www.dantat.com.

Praise for the Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot series:

"An adventure story with great appeal . . . With barely more text than a long easy-reader, this title will be a heaven-sent choice for kids with reading difficulties." -School Library Journal

"It's easy to see how Pilkey's high-action, easy-reading chapter novel with a comic book feel would appeal to younger readers . . . Silly good fun." -Kirkus

"Newly independent readers and Pilkey fans alike will not be disappointed by this humorous ride." -School Library Journal

"Aimed at a younger audience than the wildly popular Captain Underpants books, this series opener has all the classic Pilkey hallmarks..." -Booklist