A First Time For Everything by Dan Santat

COLBY: Chatting with Cadlecott-Medal winning creator Dan Santat for this episode of The Yarn was so much fun. We talked about how Dan decided to tell this story, his hope for the book, and the people that he reconnected with during the process of writing A First Time For Everything.
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About Colby Sharp
Colby Sharp is a third grade teacher at Parma Elementary in Parma, Michigan. He is the co-founder of Nerd Camp and Nerdy Book Club. He co-hosts the monthly twitter chats #SharpSchu (with John Schu) and #TitleTalk (with Donalyn Miller)
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