Dan Santat

Author of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

30+ Works 8,665 Members 527 Reviews

About the Author

Dan Santat is a Caldecott Medal-winning and New York Times bestselling author. Writer of many picturebooks, his first picturebook was The Guild of Geniuses. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Image credit: Santat at the 2018 Texas Book Festival By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74354572

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The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend (2014) 3,073 copies, 254 reviews

After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) (2017) 1,534 copies, 75 reviews

Drawn Together (2018) — Illustrator — 779 copies, 65 reviews

The Sasquatch Escape (2013) — Illustrator — 509 copies, 7 reviews

Sidekicks (2011) 435 copies, 23 reviews

Are We There Yet? (2016) 351 copies, 23 reviews

Harold & Hog Pretend For Real! (2019) 297 copies, 7 reviews

Manners Mash-Up: A Goofy Guide to Good Behavior (2011) 278 copies, 7 reviews

A First Time for Everything (2023) 256 copies, 21 reviews

The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel (2022) 204 copies, 11 reviews

Lift (2020) — Illustrator — 197 copies, 14 reviews

The Lonely Lake Monster (2013) — Illustrator — 137 copies, 1 review

The Rain Dragon Rescue (2014) — Illustrator — 105 copies, 1 review

The Order of the Unicorn (2014) — Illustrator — 97 copies

The Alphabet's Alphabet (2020) — Illustrator — 78 copies, 7 reviews

The Griffin's Riddle (2015) — Illustrator — 70 copies

Are We There Yet? (1986) 67 copies, 1 review

Guild Of Geniuses (2004) 53 copies, 3 reviews

Born to Drive (2006) — Illustrator — 47 copies

The Fairy Swarm (2015) — Illustrator — 47 copies

Roar-Choo! (2024) — Illustrator — 28 copies, 2 reviews

Dog in Charge 8 copies, 3 reviews

As Aventuras de Beekle (Em Portugues do Brasil) (1905) 3 copies

Les aventures de Beekle: L'ami inimaginaire (2015) 3 copies

Lefty (2024) — Illustrator — 2 copies, 1 review

El acuanauta (Spanish Edition) (2023) 2 copies, 1 review

Beekle, The Imaginary Friend 2 copies

Nanny Piggins and The Wicked Plan 1 copy

The Homework Machine 1 copy

The adventrures of beekle 1 copy

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The Little Engine That Could (1930) — Author, some editions — 11,842 copies, 201 reviews

The Three Ninja Pigs (2012) — Illustrator — 1,255 copies, 30 reviews

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (2000) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,210 copies, 12 reviews

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury (Ricky Ricotta, No. 2) (2000) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,147 copies, 3 reviews

Ninja Red Riding Hood (2014) — Illustrator — 973 copies, 21 reviews

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus (2001) — Illustrator, some editions — 896 copies, 1 review

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Mecha-Monkeys From Mars (2002) — Illustrator, some editions — 792 copies

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Jurassic Jack Rabbits from Jupiter (2002) — Illustrator, some editions — 718 copies

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. Uranium Unicorns from Uranus (2005) — Illustrator, some editions — 660 copies, 4 reviews

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs From Saturn (2003) — Illustrator, some editions — 639 copies, 1 review

Hensel and Gretel Ninja Chicks (2016) — Illustrator — 565 copies, 9 reviews

The Case of the April Fool's Frogs (Calendar Club) (2006) — Illustrator — 402 copies, 2 reviews

Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally) (2009) — Illustrator — 375 copies, 12 reviews

Picture Day Perfection (2013) — Illustrator, some editions — 348 copies, 8 reviews

Mystery of the Snow Day Bigfoot (Calendar Club) (2005) — Illustrator — 310 copies

Comics Squad: Recess! (2014) — Contributor — 270 copies, 8 reviews

The Adventures of Nanny Piggins (2009) — Illustrator, some editions — 251 copies, 13 reviews

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Naughty Nightcrawlers From Neptune (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot #8) (2016) — Illustrator — 247 copies, 1 review

Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World (2010) — Illustrator — 239 copies, 23 reviews

Guys Read: The Sports Pages (2012) — Illustrator — 208 copies

Because I'm Your Dad (2013) — Illustrator — 194 copies, 5 reviews

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Unpleasant Penguins from Pluto (2016) — Illustrator — 188 copies

Chicken Dance (2009) — Illustrator — 171 copies, 10 reviews

The Creativity Project: An Awesometastic Story Collection (2018) — Contributor — 106 copies, 2 reviews

Oh No! Not Again!: (Or How I Built a Time Machine to save History) (Or at Least My History Grade) (An Oh No! Picture… (2012) — Illustrator, some editions — 102 copies, 11 reviews

Our Story Begins: Your Favorite Authors and Illustrators Share Fun, Inspiring, and Occasionally Ridiculous Things They… (2017) — Contributor — 94 copies, 2 reviews

The Great Santa Stakeout (2019) — Illustrator — 68 copies, 5 reviews

Sunny Day: A Celebration of the Sesame Street Theme Song (2019) — Illustrator — 43 copies, 2 reviews

Bawk & Roll (2012) — Illustrator — 27 copies, 4 reviews

The Secret Society of Aunts & Uncles (2023) — Illustrator — 27 copies

Detective Duck: The Case of the Strange Splash (Detective Duck #1) (2023) — Illustrator — 22 copies, 2 reviews

Detective Duck: The Case of the Missing Tadpole (Detective Duck #2) (2024) — Illustrator — 1 copy

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Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Education: Art Center College of Design
Agent: Jodi Reamer (Writers House)

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The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend… by Dan Santat

This picture book tells the story of an imaginary friend searching for his real-life child. It inspires creativity and the exploration of friendship for younger audiences. With its lush, vibrant illustrations, it's perfect for early elementary read-alouds or art integration lessons.

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Jtg049 | 253 other reviews | Nov 29, 2024 |

Lefty by Mo Willems

11.75 EUR

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BackstoryBooks | Nov 27, 2024 |

After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan Santat

I love Dan Santat's artwork. I follow his blog just to get a peek of whatever he is drawing and is willing to share. Unimaginary Friend is one of my new favorite children's books.
As for After the Fall, I like that this books sends a message that it's okay to be scared after something bad happens, but someday you will be able to face your fears, overcome and soar above them.

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