He followed that up illustrating the first Nanny Piggins book written by R. Santat's first children's book, The Guild of Geniuses, was published in 2004 by Arthur A Levine books. While there he became friends with illustrator Peter Brown. Santat then attended the Art Center College of Design, graduating with distinction. After attending high school at Adolfo Camarillo High School, Santat graduated from the University of California at San Diego with a bachelor's degree in microbiology. Santat was born in 1975 to Thai immigrants in Brooklyn before moving to California when Santat was three. He also wrote The Guild of Geniuses and created the Disney Channel animated series The Replacements. Dan Santat (born 1975) is an American author and illustrator known for his children's book The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, which won the 2015 Caldecott Medal for distinguished illustration.
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He's competing against a fellow journalist, M. Kevin O'Connell enters the story as he reports on a supposed curse on a mummy in the British Museum. Amelia accepts, if only to instill some higher principles in the obviously spoiled children. Upon their arrival, Amelia finds that her despised brother James wants to dump his two children, Percy and Violet, on the Emersons for the summer. Immediately after their adventure in Lion in the Valley, the Emersons return home to England for the summer of 1896, as is their custom. The title of the book comes from the ancient Egyptian Hymn to Osiris from the Eighteenth Dynasty: "His sister was his protector / She who drives off the foe / Who foils the deeds of the disturber / By the power of her utterance." 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I was pleasantly surprised to see that it came with an author letter though there’s no artwork on the other side, which is disappointing. Here is the stunning book and just look at the cover! If you’re wondering what makes this edition special, Illumicrate featured an exclusive hardback edition of the UK cover, while all other booksellers are selling a paperback edition. So that I don’t spoil the items, I’ll do them last. It’s been quite a good box and I’ll definitely be looking out for more in future. Hey guys! I have another Illumicrate unboxing for you today and this time it’s Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, which is the company’s first debut box! This book has been on my radar for a while now so I was very excited when this box was announced and ordered one straight away. 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