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In this episode, bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat talks about his graphic novel memoir A First Time for Everything This funny and moving memoir encourages readers not to be afraid to engage with the world and to try new things, and that when you do, maybe you'll be surprised to discover that the big wide world out there is friendlier than you might first assume. Dan Santat is the Caldecott Medal–winning and New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and the road trip/time travel adventure Are We There Yet? His artwork is also featured in numerous picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade novels, including Dav Pilkey's Ricky Ricotta series. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and many, many pets. Transcription: You can read the transcription on The Children's Book Review. Order copies: A First Time for Everything on Bookshop.org and Amazon. Resources: Learn more about Dan Santat's work at https://dansantat.tumblr.com/. Discussion Topics: Creating 120+ children's books and finding time to create more while also being Mr. Mom. The job Dan Santat would 'probably' have if he weren't a children's book author-illustrator. A love of reading, writing, and storytelling and becoming a children's book creator. The books that have made an impact on Dan. A discussion on becoming and sticking with creating books for kids. The seed of the idea for the graphic novel memoir A First Time for Everything. A.A. Milne and making memories. The mischievous and fantastic events from a European school trip. The impact Dan hopes that A First Time for Everything will have on readers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thechildrensbookreview/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thechildrensbookreview/support
Prolific author, illustrator, and graphic novelist Dan Santat chats with The Lambert Center's Jason Blitman about his process of writing and illustrating picture books, how writing graphic novels is his way of creating his own movies, and the catharsis of writing his memoir, A First Time for Everything. Dan Santat is the Caldecott Medal-winning and New York Times-bestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and the road trip/time travel adventure Are We There Yet? His artwork is also featured in numerous picture books, chapter books, and middle-grade novels, including Dav Pilkey's Ricky Ricotta series. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and many, many pets.
Beekle is a very special friend just waiting for someone to imagine him. We highly recommend finding a copy of this to follow along as the illustrations are beautiful! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/read-along-with-miles/message
In this episode, Marcy and Jennie talk to Dan Santat, the Caldecott Medal-winning and New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Are We There Yet?, and After the Fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
First Draft Episode #314: Ben Zhu Ben Zhu, author, illustrator, and founder of Gallery Nucleus, talks about his debut picture book, Dessert Island. Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Dan Krall, illustrator for Samurai Jack Chris Appelhans, writer and director of Netflix animated movie Wish Dragon, and illustrator of picture books Sparky! (written by Jenny Offill) and A Greyhound, a Groundhog (written by Emily Jenkins). Dan Santat, Caldecott Award-winning author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, as well as After the Fall, Are We There Yet?, and The Guild of Geniuses, among many more. How to Draw the Marvel Way by John Buscema and Stan Lee Astro Boy (movie) Dave Masters, who taught animation at Rowland High School before leaving to become head animation trainer at Warner Bros. Chuck Jones, animator, filmmaker and voice actor, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Shorts. Kevin Chen, founder of Concept Design Academy Call of Duty Medal of Honor Jon Klassen, Caldecott Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the I Want My Hat Back series, who is back with a book he wrote and illustrated: The Rock From the Sky. Hear his First Draft interviews here and here. Wish Dragon, written and directed by Chris Appelhans (hear his First Draft interview here) Du Iz Tak? a Caldecott Honor book written and illustrated by Carson Ellis, who also wrote and illustrated Home and In the Half Room. Hear her First Draft interview here. Drawing on Walls: A Keith Haring Story written by Matthew Burgess and illustrated by Josh Cochran. Matthew is a poet, picture book author, and Assistant Professor at Brooklyn College who wrote The Bear and the Moon, illustrated by Cátia Chien. Hear their First Draft interview here. Arree Chung, award winning author and illustrator of Mixed: A Colorful Story, Ninja!, and Out!, as well as founder of Storyteller Academy.
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Rhett sits down with the illustrator of his children’s book “No More Poems”, Dan Santat. Dan and Rhett talk about embracing mistakes, the importance of optimism, and why being bored can be a pathway to creativity. Dan Santat is a #1 New York Times Best Selling Author author/illustrator of over one hundred titles which include “The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend” which won the prestigious Randolph Caldecott Medal in 2015. Other titles include, Are We There Yet? and After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) He is also the creator of the Disney animated hit, The Replacements. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and various pets.
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Dude! Author, Aaron Reynolds, and Author/Illustrator, Dan Santat, stopped by for a visit with Lauren and the Reading Bug to chat about their new book... Dude! Dan Santat is a Caldecott Medal–winning author and illustrator for The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and other great works including After the Fall, Drawn Together, and many many more. Aaron Reynolds is an NY Times bestselling author of more than 30 highly acclaimed books for kids, including Here Comes Destructosaurus!, Carnivores, and the Caldecott Honor–winning book Creepy Carrots! Hear from Dan and Aaron about their careers, their books and their partnership in this wildly funny interview - and learn about great books, available at thereadingbug.com/authors. Author Visits are suitable for all ages, but may appeal most to children with an interest in art or writing, or to families or anyone interested in hearing from great children's authors and discovering new titles to read together.
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
Dan Santat, Caldecott Award-winning author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, talks about his newest picture book, After the Fall, an immigrant kid learning about Santa Claus, writing books that reveal other people’s stories, how much anxiety sucks, and the different ways he is interpreting Asian identity in his work. Dan Santat Show Notes Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore Kirsten Hubbard Connie Hsu (editor at Roaring Brook; read an interview with Connie and Dan here) Garfield (comic) Lion King (movie) The ArtCenter College of Design SCBWI, The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Arthur A. Levine, children's book author, editor, and publisher Maya (software) Akira (manga comic) written and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo Appleseed (manga comic) written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow Sidekicks by Dan Santat The Guild of Geniuses by Dan Santat Chip Kidd, graphic designer best known for his book covers Oh No, Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World, written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Dan Santat Three Ninja Pigs written by Corey Rosen Schwartz and illustrated by Dan Santat Crankenstein written by Samantha Berger and illustrated by Dan Santat Carnivores written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Dan Santat Beekle Are We There Yet? written and illustrated by Dan Santat American Born Chinese written and illustrated by Gene Luen Yang Raina Telgemeire, graphic novel memoirist (Smile, among others) Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris Drawn Together written by Minh Lê and illustrated by Dan Santat Luc Besson (director) Valerian (comic) by Pierre Christin The Fifth Element (movie) Snowpiercer (movie) The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Stranger Things (TV show) Marshall Arisman, Chair, MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department, School of Visual Arts; illustrator; painter
This week, host Jesse Cohen is joined by a pair of award winning authors who are also humongous Kings fans. Cecil Castellucci is the writer behind DC Comic's Shade The Changing Girl as well as the author of multiple novels, a director, indie rocker and librettist. Dan Santat is the celebrated author of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and creator of the Disney series "The Replacements". The duo discuss the difficulties of navigating popular intellectual property, learning to let go of ones creations and their own personal relationship with hockey and the LA Kings. Subscribe on iTunes or any other podcasting app. Subscription links and recent episodes can be found at LAKings.com/podcast.
This week, we sit down and chat with children's book author and illustrator Dan Santat, who is probably most well known for his book The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, which won the 2015 Caldecott Medal. He also created Disney's The Replacements and wrote/illustrated the graphic novel Sidekicks.
Sep. 5, 2015. Dan Santat discusses "The Adventures of Beekie: The Unimaginary Friend" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of the graphic novel series “Sidekicks,” and the 2015 Caldecott Medal Winner for “The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend." He has illustrated more than 20 children’s books, including, “The Guild of Geniuses,” “The Secret Life of Walter Kitty,” “Guys Read: The Sports Pages,” and “Dog in Charge.” Santat received a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators for his work on “Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World).” He has worked as a commercial illustrator for various companies including Wall Street Journal, Macworld, and Macy’s. He is also the creator of the Disney Channel animated series “The Replacements.” For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7001
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