🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Dan Santat
He was born in 1975 to Thai immigrants in Brooklyn before they moved to California when Dan was three years old. After he went to Adolfo Camarillo High School, he graduated from the University of California at San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in microbiology. Then he went to the Art Center College of Design, and graduated with distinction. During his time there he became friends with Peter Brown, an illustrator. Dan created the show “The Replacements” for Disney Channel in 2005. It was based on a children’s book idea that he was going to write, and it premiered in July of 2006. He’s spoken about his admiration for people that are able to do the drawing necessary for animation.
All Book Series by Dan Santat
The Cookie Fiasco
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2016 Co-authored · Mo Willems
The Good for Nothing Button
Book 3 of 9 · published 2017 Anthology · Mo Willems,Charise Mericle Harper
It's Shoe Time!
Book 4 of 9 · published 2017 Anthology · Bryan Collier,Mo Willems
Harold & Hog Pretend For Real!
Book 6 of 9 · published 2019 Co-authored · Mo Willems
It's a Sign!
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2022 Anthology · Jarrett Pumphrey,Jerome Pumphrey
Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2010 Co-authored · Andrea Beaty
Fluffy Bunnies 2: The Schnoz of Doom
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2015 Anthology · Andrea Beaty
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Dan Santat?
He was born in 1975 to Thai immigrants in Brooklyn before they moved to California when Dan was three years old. After he went to Adolfo Camarillo High School, he graduated from the University of California at San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in microbiology. Then he went to the Art Center College of Design, and graduated with distinction.
Which Dan Santat series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! series, the earliest of Dan Santat's multi-book series: it opens with The Cookie Fiasco (2016) and runs to 9 books across 2016–2022, ending with It's a Sign! (2022). Dan Santat's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Dan Santat written?
Dan Santat has 22 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2010 and 2027. 16 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! series with 9 books — and 6 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Dan Santat's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Dan Santat's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Fluffy Bunnies (2010–2015, 2 books), Sidekicks (2011, 1 book) and Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! (2016–2022, 9 books), plus 2 more.
How are Dan Santat's books organised into series?
This guide splits Dan Santat's 22 books into 5 named series and 6 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! (9 books, 2016–2022); Sashimi (3 books, 2026–2027); Fluffy Bunnies (2 books, 2010–2015); The Aquanaut (1 book, 2022); Sidekicks (1 book, 2011).