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Meet Neil Sharpson and Dan Santat, the author and illustrator of Help! I'm Being Eaten by a Bear! Neil and Dan, the creators of the bestsellering picturebook Don't Trust Fish, provide a gleefully absurd guide of what NOT to do when meeting a bear. Neil and Dan will share their new book, invite children to share their advice about bear encounters and answer questions.
You must register for the webinar to attend and will receive a link to click on and join this exciting interaction with Neil and Dan. The webinar will be recorded and those who register will receive that link to watch the recording if unable to join us live.
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Host: Kathy Short, Professor of Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies and Director of WOW
Panelist: Neil Sharpson and Dan Santat
Co-Sponsor: Tucson Festival of Books
Dan Santat is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of over a hundred books. His picture book The Adventures of Beekle received the Caldecott Medal. He wrote and illustrated After the Fall and the graphic novel, A First Time for Everything. He illustrated Don't Trust the Fish and Help! I'm Being Eaten by a Bear!, written by Neil Sharpson. He lives in Southern California with his family.
Neil Sharpson is a New York Times bestselling and national indie bestselling author. He lives in Dublin with his wife and their two children. Having written for theatre since his teens, Neil transitioned to writing novels and has two picturebooks illustrated by Dan Santat.
Imagination Friday is co-sponsored by the Tucson Festival of Books and Worlds of Words and occurs between 1 to 1:40 p.m. on a Friday with a different author or illustrator each session. Add some excitement to Fridays with world-renowned children’s authors and illustrators to promote new books and encourage children as readers, writers and illustrators. Check out our full list of Imagination Friday authors and illustrators.
