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Author Visits

Welcome to the Todd Author Visit Program, brought to you by the Todd Library and Todd PTA.

Jerry Craft Portrait

 

4th & 5th Grades

Author Visit

November 18, 2025

JERRY CRAFT

Autographed

Book Orders

Due:

Saturday

November 1, 2025

JERRY CRAFT is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the graphic novels New Kid, Class Act, and School Trip.  New Kid is the only book in history to win the John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature (2020); the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature (2019), and the Coretta Scott King Author Award for the most outstanding work by an African American writer (2020). Jerry was born in Harlem and grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City and now travels the world telling kids and their families about the importance of reading.

You can learn more about the author visit: www.jerrycraft.com

If you would like to order autographed books for your child or as a gift for someone else, please order online by Saturday, November 1, 2025.