Events
Past Events
Miami Book Fair
The Good Dog books will be a featured exhibitor at the Miami Book Fair this November!
NCIBA Conference
The Good Dog books will be a featured exhibitor at the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association this October! http://www.nciba.com/`
Storytime at Vroman’s Bookstore
October 22, 2017 @ 10:30 a.m.
Join author Todd Kessler and illustrator Jennifer Gray Olson at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena to hear the second book in The Good Dog series, The Good Dog and The Bad Cat
SCIBA Conference
The Good Dog books will be a featured exhibitor at the Southern California International Booksellers Association conference this October! http://www.scibabooks.org/
Heartland Fall Forum
The Good Dog books will be a featured exhibitor at the Heartland Fall Forum this October! http://www.heartlandfallforum.org/
PNBA Conference
The Good Dog books will be a featured exhibitor at the Pacific Northwest Book Association conference this Fall! http://www.pnba.org/tradeshow.html
NEIBA Conference
The Good Dog books will be a featured exhibitor at the New England Independent Book Association conference this September! http://www.newenglandbooks.org/
Storytime at Books of Wonder
September 11, 2017 Books of Wonder, 18 W 18th St, New York, NY 10011
Join author Todd Kessler at Books of Wonder in New York City to hear the second book in The Good Dog series, The Good Dog and The Bad Cat
Storytime at Barnes and Noble
Reading of The Good Dog by author, Todd Kessler. Noon, Saturday Nov. 21
Barnes & Noble, Upper West Side 2289 Broadway New York, NY 10024
Miami Book Fair International in Miami, FL
November 23, 2014
Todd Kessler shared The Good Dog at Miami Book Fair International 2014.
An author signing took place after the reading and for the first time, the Tako Hand Puppet was for sale!
Thanks to Books & Books for their support.
Author Reading at The Grove in Los Angeles, CA
September 7, 2014
Author Todd Kessler and illustrator Jennifer Gray Olson were at the trendiest place to shop, dine and be entertained in Los Angeles.
Kessler read The Good Dog at Barnes and Noble’s “Storytime Corner” at The Park in The Grove.
Treats and sweets from local bakeries & celebrity chefs accompannied the reading.
All proceeds benefitted the non profit organizations Cookies for Kids’ Cancer & RedRover
Author Reading at Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL
July 19, 2014
Author, Todd Kessler, read the The Good Dog aloud, signed books & answered questions to a captive audience.
Books sold out before the reading began!
Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL
The Good Dog World Premiere Party
June 29, 2014
The Good Dog had it’s World Premiere reading at a beautiful house in Gramercy Park, Los Angeles, CA.
Bountiful snacks, arts and crafts and cupcake decorating filled the afternoon!
Partial sales of the book were donated to Citizens of the World Charter School in Hollywood.
Filming with the American Humane Association
June 14, 2014
The American Humane Association has endorsed The Good Dog!
Their video allows praises of the real experts (kids ages 4-12) and discusses the importance of dog adoption.
Filming took place at Todd’s house in Los Angeles, CA
Watch it now, here!
Author Reading at Toussaint Elementary in Miami, FL
May 28, 2014
Todd visits Toussaint Louverture Elementary School in Miami, FL.
The kids get creative, making life-sized cut out figures of the characters, creating costumes and decorating cupcakes.
Educator, Amy Carril, created wonderful lesson plans, for a variety of ages.
Find them here!
