Dan Santat
1) The Aquanaut
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English
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With her father lost at sea, Sophie wanders aimlessly around Aqualand, a marine theme park, until an "aquanaut" breaks into the park's research lab, revealing Aqualand's dark side and vowing to free the captive marine life with her help.
3) Sidekicks
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English
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When Captain Amazing feels he is getting too old to be a reliable superhero, he tries to hire a new sidekick, but his pets have different ideas.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
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An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable--he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world.
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First Second
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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*Winner of the 2023 National Book Award for Young People's Literature*
A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life.
Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being
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Ricky Ricotta volume 8
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Scholastic Inc
Language
English
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By flipping the pages, the reader may view animated illustrations that follow Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, his giant flying robot, and his annoying cousin Lucy, as they battle the nightcrawlers from Neptune that are invading through a wormhole.
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Freddy Melcher is obsessed with Santa Claus: he has posters, clothes, underwear, action figures, everything but a photograph of the real Santa--and though it will take planning, trip wires, and staying awake late, this year he is determined to get the ultimate selfie.
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Ricky Ricotta volume 1
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Scholastic Inc
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English
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Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, is being bullied at school, but when he rescues a powerful robot from its evil creator, he acquires a friend and protector--and saves the city from Dr. Stinky.
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Ricky Ricotta volume 4
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Scholastic Inc
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English
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A small mouse and his best friend, a giant flying robot, attempt to save the Earth when an evil Martian monkey and his mechanical creations attack.
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Ricky Ricotta volume 9
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Infuriated by the declaration that Pluto is no longer a planet, President Penguin and his penguins invade Earth and it is up to Ricky and his robot pal to defeat them--with some help from Ricky's cousin Lucy and her pets.
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Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
50 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
Description
Can the friendship of best friends Harold and Hog, a carefree elephant and a careful hog, survive a game of pretending to be Mo Willems's Elephant and Piggie?
15) Drawn together
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Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.
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Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
51 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"There are only three cookies and four hungry friends to share them with. This is not good. This is not equal!"--
17) The blur
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"A picture book about a baby with superhero-like abilities...and the parents who are racing to keep up with her!"--
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Nanny Piggins volume 1
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English
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When Mr. Green, a stingy widower with three children he cannot be bothered with, decides to find a nanny for his children, he winds up hiring a glamorous ex-circus pig who knows nothing about children but a lot about chocolate.
19) Tom's tweet
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Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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When a cat finds a bedraggled baby bird that has fallen from its nest, an unlikely friendship develops between the two.
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Imaginary veterinary volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Spending the summer in his grandfather's rundown town, ten-year-old Ben meets an adventurous local girl and together they learn that the town's veterinarian runs a secret hospital for imaginary creatures.