Tucson Festival of Books

John Patrick Green (he/him/his)


John Patrick Green is a human with the job of creating books about animals with human jobs, notably the smash-hit graphic novel series InvestiGators. Green is a multiple New York Times best-selling human author and not just an animal in a trench coat pretending to have a human job. With over four million copies of "InvestiGators" in print, he is a successful human being with only two hands and a normal amount of fur. He lives in a Brooklyn apartment that doesn't allow animals other than the ones living in his head.

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Scheduled events:
Books Kids Love: Read One, Get 'Em All
Join three mega-selling authors who have created series that kids love, from Goosebumps to InvestiGators to the Jumbies. They continue to create new series that invite children to read them all, including House of Shivers, S.U.I.T., and Moko Magic.

Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Tracey Baptiste, John Patrick Green, R.L. Stine
Moderator: Alyson Beecher
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of HarperCollins Children's Books, Worlds of Words
Drawing with InvestiGators: Workshop for Kids
In this workshop for children, draw along with John Patrick Green as he does a live drawing demo of his InvestiGator characters.

Education Room 349 (Seats 48, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelist: John Patrick Green
Moderator: Jeanie Colaianni
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Ellen Wheeler and David Nix, Heather and Stephen Caine
Laugh-Out-Loud Fun in Graphic Novels
Laugh along with the graphic novel creators of InvestiGators, Cabin Head and Tree Head, and Gumshoe. John Patrick Green, Scott Campbell and Brenna Thummler explore their processes of creating cartoons and graphic novels and the essential role of humor in visual storytelling. Join us for fun and story.

Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Scott Campbell, John Patrick Green, Brenna Thummler
Moderator: Elizabeth O'Donnell
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of HarperCollins Children's Books, Worlds of Words
On Your Mark, Get Set, Draw: Illustrator Draw-Off with Adam Rex
Join Adam Rex for a fun draw-off as illustrators, including Campbell, Green, Thummler, Littlebird and Raúl the Third compete to create quick drawings based on suggestions from Adam Rex and the audience.

Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Scott Campbell, Steph Littlebird, Raúl the Third, John Patrick Green, Brenna Thummler
Moderator: Adam Rex
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of HarperCollins Children's Books, Worlds of Words

Books:
InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble
Children
First Second
February 2026
ISBN 9781250359469
208 pages

InvestiGators: Case Files
Children
First Second
September 2025
ISBN 9781250223227
208 pages