Charles Santoso loves drawing little things in his little journal and dreaming about funny, wondrous stories. He gathers inspiration from his childhood memories and curiosities he discovers in his everyday travels.

He has illustrated several picture books, including The Snurtch and I don’t Like Koala – both written by Sean Ferrell, Ida, Always – written By Caron Levis, which was mentioned in the New York Times as “an example of children’s books at their best”, Peanut Butter & Brains – written by Joe McGee and Penguin & Tiny Shrimp Don’t Do Bedtime – written by Cate Berry. Also a New York Times bestseller Wishtree by Katherine Applegate and A Boy Called Bat by Elana K Arnold.

He worked at Animal Logic as a concept artist/art director and was involved in various animated feature film and tv commercial projects.

Charles Santoso’s work has been exhibited in Sydney and also internationally in North America and France.

Visit www.charlessantoso.com to see more of his work.

I live and work, in no particular order, in New York City.

I write for both adults (booo!) and children (yay!).

I have published two novels. I won't say which ones they are, but if you look to the right you'll see them. That's right, that's them: "Numb" and "Man In The Empty Suit." My short fiction has appeared in journals such as Electric Literature's "The Outlet" and The Adirondack Review. My short story "Building an Elephant" won The Fulton Prize.

My picture books, "I Don't Like Koala" and "The Snurtch" (illustrations by Charles Santoso) are from Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

It's here in this bio that people and websites suggest I put an anecdote, so here's one: while working on this biography I had a lot of trouble finding my own author page, so if you're reading this intentionally, well done!

You can visit me online at www.seanferrell.com or follow me at Twitter @byseanferrell.