HERE'S SOME OLDER NEWS STORIES ABOUT TODD. Maybe you were there when...
Todd’s Original Art
Featured at the
Schilling Studio Gallery
in Telluride, CO
SCHILLING Studio Gallery
151 South Pine Street, Telluride, CO 81435
tel: 970-728-1345
Have a look at some of the paintings that were in Telluride on the Studio page.
What does peace
mean to you?
That's the question that 300 Michigan middle school students are asking themselves as part of a yearlong service-learning project— The Peace Project— a partnership between the Pioneer School District and the Plymouth Arts Council.
Pioneer Middle School students at the CBS Plaza on April 3, 2009 in New York City.
Students from Pioneer Middle School in Plymouth, Michigan in collaboration with Todd Parr, author of THE PEACE BOOK, traveled to New York City on April 3, 2009 to promote peace. As a “random act of peace,” students read and passed out copies of THE PEACE BOOK to people on the streets of Manhattan (Fifth Avenue, Central Park and Grand Central Terminal).
Todd speaking at the Peace Project event on April 3, 2009 in New York City.
In addition to THE PEACE BOOK, people also received a peace "gift bag" that contained promotional material from the following individuals and organizations: Yoko Ono, Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Junior Tours, Share our Strength, Shelterbox, UNICEF, One, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, American Association of Teachers of French, Pennies for Peace, Share our Strength, American Library Association, Oxfam, Project Vote Smart, Putumayo World Music, Soles 4 Souls, Peace One Day and Amnesty International.
This year’s project began with a celebration of International Peace Day. Pioneer invited Todd to come and share The Peace Book with their community on September 23, 2008. During his visit, Todd spoke at Pioneer Middle School, Farrand Elementary School, and at an evening presentation and book signing at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore in Northville, MI.
Todd with some Pioneer School District second-graders on September 23, 2008.
During that same week, eighth graders traveled to every elementary school in their district and read The Peace Book to the second graders. The students continue their collaboration by creating their own Peace Book. Second graders are empowered to use their imaginations to define the concept of peace. The project helps students focus on the elements of community, exploring cultural and historic notions of identity, strengthening writing skills and expressing thoughts and feelings through the visual arts.
Todd with Pioneer Middle School Assistant Principal Ben and teachers Claire and Carmon on September 23, 2008.
For an interesting article in the Ann Arbor News, click here. Here is a PDF with more information.
This special ad, designed by Todd for Target in support of reading, appeared in popular magazines!
Art in the Kitchen
Oprah's chef, Art Smith, turned a tiny, outdated kitchen into a sleek, spacious sensation— and Todd was proud to have his artwork be a part of this. This is in the Spring 2006 addition of "O At Home" Magazine.
UNICEF has chosen THE PEACE BOOK to be their 2007 book purchase of the year!
The book will be sold on UNICEF’s website and in their 2007 catalog www.unicefusa.org/shop
Thursday, February 8, 2007—
This year's Daytime Emmy® nominations were announced in New York City,
and for the third year in a row, TODDWORLD has been nominated for OUTSTANDING
CHILDREN'S ANIMATED PROGRAM! But wait... there's more! This year we received
a second nomination for ORIGINAL SONG— Take
a Look Inside— written by Bill Schultz, Al Jarreau and Mike Himelstein!
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ToddWorld added to its long list of awards recently with two more awards:
"Best of Show"—
Intl. Wildlife Film Festival
"Parents' Choice Recommended Seal" —
Parents' Choice Award
Todd teamed up with PEOPLE Magazine and BORDERS for FAMILY STORYTELLER...
Todd says: "Thanks for coming out— the tour was a big hit! And special thanks to everyone at People Magazine and Borders. I had a great time!"
Here's an ad from PEOPLE Magazine's September 6th and October 4th, 2005 issues…
Todd did this Cool crossword puzzle for Target to promote reading. It ran in major newspapers across the country in May, 2005.
Todd teams up with TARGET, TARGET HOUSE and ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL to create special art and an exclusive book entitled "THE ELEPHANT BOOK" to benefit these special causes.
Todd and his characters were featured in a TV commercial and print ad for Panasonic! The ads, which promote a camcorder that captures vivid colors more accurately (like the colors in Todd's art), appeared on broadcast and cable networks and in popular magazines nationwide.
Here's the print ad…
Here's a link to a QuickTime file of the TV commercial.
Here's a link to Panasonic's web site that features Todd and his artwork.
Click here to read more about it…
GENERAL MILLS SERVES UP A THREE COURSE
VALUE BREAKFAST:
CHEERIOS.
FREE TODD PARR CHILDREN’S BOOK.
$2 BONUS BOOK COUPON.
In April, 2004, shoppers found something extra-special in the grocery department, thanks to Cheerios®; best-selling children’s book author, Todd Parr; and Target stores. As part of its “Spoonfuls of Stories™” reading program, Cheerios provided a free copy of Parr’s THE BEST FRIENDS BOOK wrapped with a special Cheerios double pack. Shoppers also received a coupon for two dollars off any children’s book sold at Target, along with a free colorful bookmark and an original crossword puzzle game, created by the artist-author. The special offer was available for a limited time.
The Cheerios “Spoonfuls of Stories” program was created to support children and reading. The cereal brand donated $500,000 to support First Book, a national nonprofit organization that helps get books to children who need them, bringing its total First Book contribution to $1 million over the past two years.
NEWS FROM JAPAN...
- ENFANT magazine did a monthly Todd Parr feature!
- Glico Dairy chose Todd's artwork to appear on all it's milk products throughout Japan!
See the JAPAN page for more details...
Todd's book, IT’S OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT, featured
in an HBO Family Special that aired
February 24, 2004, on HBO
February 29, 2004 on HBO Family
with repeat airings on HBO Family throughout March,
2004
Todd Parr Target Gift Card—
Available
July, 2003 at Target!
The Bullseye Design is a registered trademark of Target Brands, Inc.
Here's some photos of Todd and kids
at recent appearances
At Toy Jungle in Manhatten Beach, CA
At Every Picture Tells A Story in Santa Monica, CA
TODD'S FALL 2003 ROAD TRIP—
Todd made appearances in Massachusetts, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, and
Minnesota. Thanks for coming out…
Here's some photos from Willow Grove school in Buffalo Grove, IL. Todd said "I was there on October 10... I painted in their learning center, entertained 13 classes throughout the day and had a cool time!"
And here's some photos from the Boston Globe Children's Book Festival in September...
Target Presents
The Boston Globe Children's Book Festival
Todd & Otto on the Target Stage
Here's a photo of Todd as he presented his books on the
TARGET stage at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books,
April 28, 2002, at UCLA
Todd has been chosen as Author of the Month by MyShelf.com's reviewers. CLICK HERE to read more. (Look for Todd's name in the list on the left side of the page that pops open when you click this link.)
IT'S OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT chosen to be part of
Barnes and Noble's "Close the Book on Hate" campaign!
See their
web site for details
ALSO: "IT'S OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT" Wins the 2001 National Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA) and Winner of the Los Angeles 100 Best Books of 2001—affiliated with International Reading Association.
IT’S OKAY TO BE BRAVE…
Original 4ft x 4ft acrillic on canvas painting from the FEEL GOOD BOOK
on display at MOCHA (Museum of Children’s
Art)
538 Ninth St., Oakland, CA
Sept. 17th – Dec. 31, 2002
Todd Parr Posters
Available at New York Graphic Society/ARTBEATS
(203) 847-2000
Click
Here to see the Todd Parr Boutiques in FAO Schwarz in both New York
and San Francisco!
...And here's an Apple.Com news story about Todd's FAO Schwarz boutiques.
Todd visited Texas where he did several book signings and appearances! Here's a link to BOOKPEOPLE's story about Todd's visit.
Here's what Todd said:
Coolest Bookstore in Austin with the coolest people. Thanks
everyone at the BookPeople for making me feel so good and the book signings
such a success!
Love,
Todd
TODD'S BOOK FEATURED ON
ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW!
Todd Parr's book "Things That Make You Feel Good/Things That Make You Feel Bad" has been chosen as Rosie O'Donnell's children's book pick of the week for October 2-6, 2000.
Here's a page that tells all about Todd's adventures in Japan...
Child names Todd Parr books a "Best Pick of the Year"
All four of Todd's first books listed as a best for
kids, ages 4 to 6.
MOE MAGAZINE (JAPAN)
FEATURE ARTICLE ABOUT TODD!
Check out the feature on Todd in the November issue of MOE! Click here
TODD PARR BOUTIQUES IN TOYS R US, JAPAN!
In August, 2000, Todd visited Japan where he attended events and book signings for the launch of the Todd Parr shops in all 97 TOYS R US stores! Click here for the details
