What Gives Dan Santat Hope

About this episode

Dan Santat shares what gives him hope today in the context of children's literature.

Dan Santat, author of A Fishboy Named... Sashimi (Roaring Brook Press), shares what is giving him hope today: shimmers of light and unconditional love. This is an ongoing miniseries of indefinite length in which I invite my friends from the kidlit community to share what is giving them hope today. Visit Dan Santat online at www.instagram.com/dsantat Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting boydsmills.org . Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins ( https://stebs.design/ ). Our music is by Podington Bear. Podcast hosting by Libsyn. You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes. Be well. Read on. And don't lose hope.

People in this episode

Host: Matthew C. Winner

Guest: Dan Santat

Topics covered

• hope
• kidlit community
• unconditional love
• inspiration
• children's literature

Keywords

• Dan Santat
• hope
• children's books
• kidlit
• inspiration
• A Fishboy Named Sashimi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roaring Brook Press, Boyds Mills, Libsyn, Podington Bear, Duke Stebbins

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