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Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat

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2025-05-03 14:00:00 2025-05-03 15:00:00 America/Chicago Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people. Many of his books are New York Times-bestsellers, including The Aquanaut and A First Time for Everything. Online -

Saturday, May 03
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-03 14:00:00 2025-05-03 15:00:00 America/Chicago Art and Adventures with Author/Illustrator Dan Santat Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people. Many of his books are New York Times-bestsellers, including The Aquanaut and A First Time for Everything. Online -

Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people. Many of his books are New York Times-bestsellers, including The Aquanaut and A First Time for Everything.

This event will be held online using Zoom. Once you have registered, check your email two days before the program for a link to join the meeting. 

Dan Santat is the author and illustrator of over a hundred books for young people. Many of his books are New York Times-bestsellers, including The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Are We There Yet?, and After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again). His latest works include the best-selling graphic novels, The Aquanaut and A First Time for Everything.

Santat won the Caldecott Medal for most distinguished picture book in 2015, the National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2023 and Golden Kite Award for Middle Grade Fiction in 2024.

If you have any questions, please email fictionmedia@northbrook.info or call at 847-272-2830.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Adult Learning |

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