NY Times bestselling children's book author of Beekle ('15 Caldecott) A First Time for Everything ('24 National Book Award) Creator Disney's The Replacements
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Dan Santat retweeted
To celebrate #IrishBookWeek we're revealing the cover of Help! I'm Being Eaten By A Bear by @UnshavedMouse and @dsantat, out Feb 2027!
From the creators of the multi-award-winning DON’T TRUST FISH comes a hilarious story about how NOT to get eaten by a bear 🐻
@booksellingirel
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Dan Santat retweeted
We keep telling people not to trust fish… and finally, they’re listening 🐟🏆
Don’t Trust Fish made a splash at @theweekjunior Book Awards 2026, taking home Picture Book of the Year!🎉
Huge congratulations to @UnshavedMouse and @dsantat on reeling in another award last week!
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It’s a tremendous honor to announce that SASHIMI is the #1 Best Kids Book of 2026 by Indigo Bookstores in Canada! The Canadians just get it!
Last year’s #1 Indigo book? DON’T TRUST FISH so this amazing honor goes to yours truly for a second consecutive year in a row ❤️🇨🇦
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Dan Santat retweeted
We're thrilled to share that Don't Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson (@UnshavedMouse) and Dan Santat (@dsantat) has won Picture Book of the Year at The Week Junior Book Awards 2026! A huge congratulations to Neil and Dan 🐟 🎉
#TheWeekJuniorBookAwards @theweekjunior
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📉 JUST IN: Widespread AI outage underway as ChatGPT, Claude and Grok are all down
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58: #AFirstTimeForEverything by @dsantat. Hidden where one might play mini golf as of 2:07 PM 07/31/26. #rockart #paintedrock #readingrocks #katytx #rockhunt #summerreading
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Dan Santat retweeted
Nearly eight months after Trump predicted U.S. companies would "rapidly rebuild Venezuela's dilapidated oil industry" to boost production, no new petroleum deals have been finalized with American firms.
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Dan Santat retweeted
Congratulations to author Dan Santat '98 (@dsantat) on winning a coveted Eisner Award at @Comic_Con! His children's book, All The Hulk Feels, won Best Publication for Early Readers. 🏆📚
ALT Dan wearing a floral shirt is speaking at a podium with an "Eisner" emblem. The backdrop features multiple "San Diego Comic-Con International" logos.
ALT Dan stands in front of a backdrop featuring the San Diego Comic-Con International logo, holding an award. They are wearing glasses and a shirt with a pattern, smiling for the photo.
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Dan Santat retweeted
FYC
A Fishboy Named . . . Sashimi.
Wild. Weird. Big-hearted. Dan Santat launches a hilarious, heartfelt adventure about identity, friendship, and finding where you belong.
A 2026 Harvey Awards nominee for Best Children’s Book.
@dsantat @roaringbrookpress
Pros - Vote by 8/28
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The ACHUKA #BookoftheDay for Fri 12 Jun is
A Fishboy Named Sashimi by Dan Santat @dsantat from @MacmillanKidsUK #middlegrade #graphicnovel
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"Hey dad, can you design something for my graduation cap?"
"Sure thing, son." 👍 @UCLA #Classof2030
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Dan Santat retweeted
We're thrilled to announce that Don't Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson and @dsantat has been shortlisted for Children's Book of the Year: Picture Book at @theweekjunior Book Awards 2026! 🎉📚
#TheWeekJuniorBookAwards #DontTrustFish
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Dan Santat retweeted
Congratulations to Neil Sharpson and @dsantat 🐟✨ "Don’t Trust Fish" has officially hooked the Gold Medal at the 2026 Irma Black Awards! The kids have spoken, and they clearly have excellent taste! 🏆👏 #IrmaBlackAward #KidLit @UnshavedMouse @bankstreetedu @sfc_bankstreet
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A massive congratulations to Neil Sharpson and Dan Santat (@dsantat) on winning the KPMG Book of the Year Award 2026 at the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2026 for Don't Trust Fish! 🐟🏆
@KPMG_Ireland @KidsBooksIrel #ReadingHeroes
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Dan Santat retweeted
🎉 Dan Santat is bringing his debut comic series Sashimi to life — LIVE! Join us April 25th for a FREE panel (2–3 PM PT) + book signing with the award-winning creator himself. Seats are limited, so arrive 30 min early. Don't sleep on this one! 🐟✨
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Dan Santat retweeted
Announcing the 2026 Buckeye Children's Book Award nominees! For Grades K-2: Don’t T rust Fish by Neil Sharpson, illus. by Dan Santat @dsantat @UnshavedMouse @randomhousekids @penguinrandom
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