{pages} in Manhattan Beach, Calif., hosted author Dav Pilkey, who's touring for Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas (Scholastic). A sold-out crowd of 1,450 attended his event at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center last night, and today he'll be at Chadwick School, where he will speak to 800 students, including 500 guests from Title 1 schools for whom the author is providing transportation and books. Pictured: "Team Pilkey" members Sandra Mukogawa, Dee Yeh, co-owner Linda McLoughlin Figel, Dav Pilkey, co-owner Sunni Won, general manager Kristin Rasmussen, Ailish Elzy and Samantha Littrell.
