Books with author Dan Santat

After a daring landing at a Chinese controlled base, Jude’s commandos infiltrate a naval base and attempt to free the rebel president.In the aftermath of the raid on the naval base, Jude and Kate learn the identity and location of the terrorist leader responsible for the deaths of their families. What started as a resistance military operation in the States turns into a risky and bloody international chase.This is the third of three episodes of the Insurrection Series.

Bobby fights his fears -- of stage fright, disconnection from his dad, and the evil neighbor cat with twenty-seven toes -- in this hilarious sequel to BOBBY VS. GIRLS (ACCIDENTALLY).In his last adventure, Bobby Ellis-Chan got stuck to a stinky tree, had underwear attached to his back, and faced down a whole wolfpack of girls. What could be scarier or more humiliating than that?Oh, how about playing sports with his football-hero dad ...a cat with 27 toes ...an asthma attack in public ...dancing on stage in the school musical ...And the list goes on! Bobby will have to overcome his fears if he's going to come out on top.

With the hilarious adventures of Robert Carver Ellis-Chan, Lisa Yee brings her gift for finding the funny (and the truth) in everyday kid situations to chapter-book readers.Meet Robert Carver Ellis-Chan -- a perfectly normal fourth-grader who gets into perfectly crazy situations! Like when he was running for class president and discovered his big sister's panties (static-) clinging to the back of his sweater. Or when he got stuck to the rare sticky (and stinky) Koloff tree on a field trip. . . . Then there's his family -- busy mom, ex-pro football player dad, a bossy older sister and an adoring younger one -- and best friends (one of whom is a secret, because she's a *girl*). Life may be complicated for Bobby, but it's going to turn out just fine.

Catch the latest breaking news as a toddler terrorizes the city in this riotous picture book that reads like a kid-friendly monster movie with energetic art by Caldecott Medal–winning illustrator Dan Santat.Wobble-wobble-wobble. Toddle-CLUNK. What’s that smell? Rodzilla is shooting…stink-rays! Ack! Only a mother could love such a creature. Rodzilla is the mightiest toddler to ever roam the streets of the city. Marvel at the site of his chubby monstrosity. Gaze at his toothless grin. Take a whiff of his…wait, no, don’t do that. Rodzilla is taking over the city (his playpen) and causing all sorts of chaos for its inhabitants (his parents). Can he be stopped before he toddles too far? Told as an action-packed news report, kids will laugh out loud following Rodzilla on his mighty tear through the city, and ultimately back to his parents’ arms. Because sometimes even monsters need a little help.