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Anderson’s Bookshop Presents Neil Sharpson & Dan Santat

February 27 @ 6:00 pm
Don't Trust Fish Children's Book

Join Anderson’s Bookshop for an author event with Neil Sharpson and Dan Santat, to celebrate the release of Don’t Trust Fish, on Friday, February 27th at 6:00 pm in our Downers Grove store.

Event Format

We will begin checking you in approximately 30 minutes before the start time. After a presentation and Q&A with the authors, the line will form in numbered order with the following guidelines:

  • Posed photo with your camera taken by our staff
  • There is a limit of 2 books from home to be signed (unless otherwise stated)
  • There is a limit of 1 personalization (unless otherwise stated)

All events have open seating. The “Order Line Number” on your pdf ticket is your reserved place in the signing line. You will line up to meet the authors based on that number.

If you cannot attend, you must pick up your book (if included with ticket) at the hosting store within 30 days of the event.  We can ship that book to you for an additional charge of $9.99; please call the store to arrange that.

Pre-registration is required for this event because space is limited.

More about Don’t Trust Fish:  

 

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An absurdly laugh-out-loud funny picture book about the villainy of fish, illustrated by National Book Award-winning creator Dan Santat

“A ribald and uproarious warning to those unschooled in fishy goings-on.” —Kirkus, starred review

ONE OF SLATE‘S 25 GREATEST PICTURE BOOKS OF THE PAST 25 YEARS
ONE OF BOOKPAGE‘S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Magazine, NPR, Chicago Public Library, Smithsonian Magazine, Libby, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Publishers Lunch, BookPage, Booklist, School Library Journal, Book Riot, BCCB, Imagination Soup, Parent Map, The Children’s Book Review, EBSCO NoveList

Why, dear reader, must you NEVER EVER trust fish?

1) They spend all their time in the water where we can’t see them.
2) Some are as big as a bus—that is not okay.
3) We don’t know what they’re teaching in their “schools.”
4) They are likely plotting our doom.

This nature-guide-gone-wrong is a hilarious, off-the-rails exploration of the seemingly innocent animals that live in the water.

About the Author: 

Neil Sharpson lives in Dublin with his wife and their two children. Having written for theater since his teens, Neil transitioned to writing novels in 2017, adapting his play The Caspian Sea into When The Sparrow Falls. A huge fan of animation, Neil writes Unshaved Mouse, a comedic review blog mostly focusing on animated film and comic book movies.

Dan Santat is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of over a hundred books, including the National Book Award winning graphic memoir A First Time for Everything. His picture book The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend received the Caldecott Medal. He also illustrated The Blur, Lift, and Drawn Together, both written by Minh Lê, which received critical acclaim. Dan is also the creator of the Disney animated hit The Replacements. He lives in Southern California with his family.

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