Todd Parr Explained

Todd Parr
Birth Date:	9 July 1962
Birth Place:	Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S.
Occupation:	Author, illustrator, animator, television producer
Genre:	Children's fiction
Subject:	Family, tolerance, diversity
Notableworks:	The Family Book

Todd Parr (born July 9, 1962) is an American author, illustrator, animator and television producer. Parr grew up in Rock Springs, Wyoming and later moved to San Francisco in 1995, where he pursued a career as an artist.^[1] He has also worked as a flight attendant before becoming a full-time author.^[2]

In November 2004, the television show he created, ToddWorld, premiered on TLC and Discovery Kids.

Books

• Black & White : Board Book (2001)
• BIG & Little : Board Book (2001)
• My Really Cool Baby Book (2002)
• Going Places (2002)
• The Family Book (2003)^[3]
• This is My Hair (2004)
• Reading Makes You Feel Good (2005)
• Underwear Do's and Don'ts (2005)
• Funny Faces (2009)
• It's Okay to Be Different (2001)^[4]
• The Feel Good Book (2009)
• We Belong Together: A Book about Adoption and Families (2010)
• The Earth Book (2010)
• The Peace Book (2010)
• The I LOVE YOU Book (2010)
• Things that Make You Feel Good/Things That Make You Feel Bad (2011)
• The Okay Book (2011)
• The Daddy Book (2011)
• The Grandma Book (2011)^[5]
• The Mommy Book (2011)
• The Grandpa Book (2011)
• Do's and Don'ts (2011)
• The I'M NOT SCARED Book (2011)
• The Feelings Book (2012)
• Zoo Do's and Dont's (2012)
• The Underwear Book (2012)
• The Thankful Book (2012)
• I Love Camp^[6]

• The Elephant Book
• We're Pregnant
• We're Parents
• Animals In Underwear ABC
• Doggy Kisses 123
• It's Ok To Make Mistakes (2014)
• The Goodbye Book (2015)
• Teachers Rock! (2016)
• Be Who You Are (2016)
• Love The World! (2017)
• The Brother Book (2018)
• The Sister Book (2018)
• The Cars and Trucks Book (2018)
• The Don't Worry Book (2019)
• The School Book (2019)

There are 44 books listed.

Otto books

• Otto Goes to the Beach (2003)
• Otto Goes to Bed (2003)
• Otto Has a Birthday Party (2004)
• Otto Goes to Camp (2004)
• Otto Goes to School (2005)

ToddWorld

• Who's Your Best Friend? (2005)
• Welcome to ToddWorld (2005)
• The Funny Book of Feelings (2005)
• Lights Out, Todd! (2005)
• Let's Play Together! (2005)
• The Silly Book of Shapes (2006)
• It's a Colorful World! (2006)
• Giant Book of Friendship Fun! (2006)
• I Like Being Me! (2006)
• I Love You Just Because (2006)

Awards

Books

• 2001 National Parenting Publications Award for It's OK to Be Different^[7]
• 2001 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award for The Feelings Book^[8]
• 2002 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Awards for The Daddy Book, The Mommy Book, Going Places^{[9] [10] [11]}
• 2004 National Parenting Publications Honor Award for Otto Has a Birthday Party^[12]
• 2004 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award for The Family Book^[13]
• 2009 National Parenting Publications Award for The I LOVE YOU Book^[14]
• 2010 Parents' Choice Award for The Earth Book^[15]
• 2011 Green Earth Book Award for The Earth Book^[16]
• 2012 Family Equality Council Award^[17]

Television

• iParenting Media Award for ToddWorld
• 2005 Daytime Emmy Award nomination for ToddWorld^[18]
• 2005 Humanitas Prize nomination for the ToddWorld episode "Who's Your Best Friend?"^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Family guy. April 10, 2006 . Advocate. May 2, 2013.
2. News: An Artist Who Never Grew Up. May 2, 2013. Bangor Daily News. May 13, 2005.
3. Web site: Review: The Family Book. Publishers Weekly. May 2, 2013.
4. News: Review: It's OK To Be Different. May 2, 2013. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 23, 2002.
5. News: Sarah Moore Fitzgerald's top 10 books featuring grandparents. Guardian. May 2, 2013. London. April 4, 2013.
6. News: Aiming to Spread Judaism One Book at a Time. NY Times. May 2, 2013. Mark. Oppenheimer. June 24, 2011.
7. Web site: NAPPA 2001 Books Honors Awards. NAPPA. May 2, 2013.
8. Web site: 2001 Award. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award. May 2, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531144501/http://www.toyportfolio.com/SingleProduct.php?ProductID=570. May 31, 2016. mdy-all.
9. Web site: 2002 Award. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award. May 2, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111027171228/http://toyportfolio.com/SingleProduct.php?ProductID=2426. October 27, 2011. mdy-all.
10. Web site: 2002 Award. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award. May 2, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111027170429/http://toyportfolio.com/SingleProduct.php?ProductID=2427. October 27, 2011. mdy-all.
11. Web site: 2002 Award. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award. May 2, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035628/http://www.toyportfolio.com/SingleProduct.php?ProductID=2518. March 4, 2016. mdy-all.
12. Web site: NAPPA 2004: Books for Preschoolers & Kindergarteners. NAPPA. May 2, 2013.
13. Web site: 2004 Award. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award. May 2, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231820/http://www.toyportfolio.com/SingleProduct.php?ProductID=3391. March 3, 2016. mdy-all.
14. Web site: Award Winning Books For Preschoolers & Up. NAPPA. May 2, 2013.
15. Web site: 2010 Parents' Choice Award Winners: Books. Parents' Choice Awards. May 2, 2013.
16. Web site: Green Earth Book Award Winners. Nature Generation. May 2, 2013.
17. Web site: LA AWARDS DINNER – HUGE SUCCESS!. Family Equality Council. May 2, 2013.
18. Web site: The Nominations. National Television Academy. May 2, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130519105718/http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/33rdAnnual_daytime_nominees_only.html. May 19, 2013. mdy-all.
19. News: Humanitas Prize announces finalists. Variety. May 2, 2013.