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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books
  • First Book:
    July 2011
  • Latest Book:
    October 2024
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Book List in Order: 10 titles



  • Look up in the sky! It's a BOLD new graphic novel about SUPERHERO PETS! Captain Amazing, superhero and savior of Metro City, is getting old. He's out all hours battling arch-villains, catching thieves, and helping little old ladies cross the stree...



  • This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when he is overlooked time and again, he sets off on an incredible journey to the bustling city, where he...



  • Are you having a bad weather day? You should try Dr. Lancaster's Portable Weather Machine. Want to rise above it all? Check out Dr. Torrance's Anti-Gravity Belt. Yes, THE GUILD OF GENIUSES has created many fantastic inventions to satisfy humanity's m...



  • Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat takes readers on the road trip of a lifetime! "Are we there yet?" Every parent has heard this classic kid question on a long car ride--and after reading this astonishingly inventive new book (that even turns upside do...



  • Four friends. Three cookies. One problem. Hippo, Croc, and the Squirrels are determined to have equal cookies for all! But how? There are only three cookies ... and four of them! They need to act fast before nervous Hippo breaks all the cookies i...



  • From the New York Times-bestselling creator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend comes the inspiring epilogue to the beloved classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. Everyone knows that when Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty ha...



  • Hog is careful. Harold is not. Harold cannot help smiling. Hog can. Hog worries so that Harold does not have to. Harold and Hog are best friends. But can Harold and Hog's friendship survive a game of pretending to be Elephant & Piggie?...



  • Dive in to this whimsically adventurous graphic novel from Caldecott Medalist and National Book Award Winner Dan Santat!Ever since her father was lost at sea, Sophia has been moping around Aqualand, the marine theme park her dad and uncle created. Bu...



  • *Winner of the 2023 National Book Award for Young People's Literature* A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's alwa...






  • Caldecott Medalist, National Book Award Winner, and New York Times bestselling creator Dan Santat returns to Sidekicks! This expanded edition includes a brand-new cover and sixteen pages of a never-before-seen epilogue! Suit up for high-octane action...


Award-Winning Books by Dan Santat

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
2015 Caldecott Medal -- Picture Book
A First Time for Everything
2023 National Book Award -- Young People's Literature
Sidekicks
2013 Black-Eyed Susan Award -- Graphic Novel
2013 Rhode Island Children's Book Award -- Grades 3-6
2014 Sequoyah Book Award -- Children's


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Dan Santat has published 10 books.

The next book by Dan Santat, Sidekicks: A Graphic Novel, will be published in October 2024.

The first book by Dan Santat, Sidekicks, was published in July 2011.

No. Dan Santat does not write books in series.