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