Todd Parr (born July 9, 1962) is an American author, illustrator, animator and television producer. Parr grew up in

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and later moved to

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in 1995, where he pursued a career as an artist. He has also worked as a flight attendant before becoming a full-time author. In November 2004, the television show he created, '' ToddWorld'', premiered on

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and

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''Books''

*''Black & White: Board Book'' (2001) *''BIG & Little: Board Book'' (2001) *''My Really Cool Baby Book'' (2002) *''Going Places'' (2002) *''

The Family Book ''The Family Book'' is a 2003 children's picture book written and illustrated by Todd Parr that details the daily lives of all kinds of families. Each unique family structure is depicted with vivid illustrations that complement the book’s the ...

'' (2003) *''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) *''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) *''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'' *''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'' *2001 '' Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award'' for ''The Feelings Book'' *2002 '' Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Awards'' for ''The Daddy Book'', ''The Mommy Book'', ''Going Places'' *2004 ''National Parenting Publications Honor Award'' for ''Otto Has a Birthday Party'' *2004 '' Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award'' for ''The Family Book'' *2009 ''National Parenting Publications Award'' for ''The I LOVE YOU Book'' *2010 ''

Parents' Choice Award The Parents' Choice Award was an award presented by the non-profit Parents' Choice Foundation to recognize "the very best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels." It was considered a "prest ...

'' for ''The Earth Book'' *2011 ''

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'' for ''The Earth Book'' *2012 ''

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Award''

Television

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Award'' for ''ToddWorld'' *2005 ''

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'' nomination for ''ToddWorld'' *2005 ''

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'' nomination for the ''ToddWorld'' episode "Who's Your Best Friend?"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parr, Todd American children's writers American animators Living people 1962 births American LGBTQ writers LGBTQ people from Wyoming