A Night of Rescue Pups & Kid Lit Legends

We are overjoyed to welcome Katherine Applegate back to Old Town Books, the time with Gennifer Choldenko, fellow kid lit legend, for the conclusion of their bestselling DOGTOWN series with the release of the third and final book, I AM A GOOD DOG. The sit-down discussion begins at 4:30 but if you come as early as 3:45pm you’ll get a chance to pet real rescue pups outside the store before the event begins! Read on for details.

Katherine and Gennifer will be in conversation with our children’s buyer, Melissa LaSalle (you know her as The Book Mommy), about their inspiration, writing process, collaboration, and funny stories of their own naughty dogs, as well as drop hints as to what readers can expect from the third book. This series has been one of our favorites to handsell for years and has proven to be GOLD for avid and reluctant readers alike, owing to its short chapters, ample white space, spot illustrations, and perfect mix of humor and heart, and we can’t wait for readers to get all the behind-the-scenes scoop. The conversation will run from 4:30-5:30, including time for audience Q&A, and will be followed by a signing line where attendees can get their books personalized. (Authors will sign any of their books purchased at the event as well as up to two books from home.) If you wish to come early, our friends from Homeward Trails will have actual rescue puppies outside the store from 3:45-4:30pm for kids to cuddle and pet!

We are offering several “book as ticket” offerings. All books will be pre-signed.

About I AM A GOOD DOG: Dogtown is a shelter for all dogs -- real and robot. Metal Head, a robot dog who is a longtime resident of Dogtown, is hoping for a forever home, but the robot dogs aren't as popular as real dogs. When a girl who regularly visits Dogtown expresses interest in adopting Metal Head's very shy and fearful friend Ghost, a real do, Metal Head wonders if maybe she'll adopt him, too.

But this girl doesn't have a permanent home, and Metal Head learns she isn't interested in a robot dog. As Metal Head enlists the help of his friends at Dogtown, including Mouse and Molly, a dog who fosters stray kittens, he realizes that even if he can't go to a forever home with Ghost, his Dogtown home has something just as good -- his besties.

Katherine Applegate…is the is a #1 New York Times bestselling author who has written many children’s books, including The One and Only Ivan, which won a Newbery Medal, Pocket Bear, Wishtree, Odder, Willodeen, Crenshaw, Wombat Waiting, and the Doggo & Pupper series. Katherine lives in Las Vegas with her loyal husband and naughty dog.

Gennifer Choldenko…is the author of the Tales from Alcatraz series, which has sold more than two million copies, as well as several other books for young readers including Orphan Eleven, Chasing Secrets, and Al Capone Does My Shirts which won a Newbery Honor and twenty other awards. She is also the author of The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman, nominated to 25 states' librarian and children's choice lists, and a Texas Lone Star Reading List Selection. Gennifer lives in California, with her loyal husband and her naughty dog.