Wanting to Write a Child's Next Obsession with Dan Santat

Worth Noting by Matthew C. Winner

May 5, 202630:22Kids & family

Dan Santat, author of A Fishboy Named . . . Sashimi (Roaring Brook Press), joins Matthew to talk about creating worlds that readers will want to believe. Visit Dan Santat online at Learn more about Boyds Mills and their...

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