Ep 110: 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