Dan Santat is a New York Times Best Selling author of titles such as After the Fall, Are We There Yet? and The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend which won the 2015 Randolph Caldecott Medal, and the author of the graphic memoir, A First Time For Everything, which is a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award. He is also the creator of the Disney animated series, The Replacements. Dan lives in Los Angeles, CA.