Charles Santoso (Chao) 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 upcoming I DON'T LIKE KOALA - written by Sean Ferrell (due out in April 2015) and SPY GUY: THE NOT-SO-SECRET AGENT - written by Jessica Young (due out in May 2015).

During the day he works at an animation studio as a concept artist/art director and has been 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. He currently lives and works in Sydney, Australia.

Books by Charles Santoso

A Boy Called Bat

Written by Elana K. Arnold with illustrations by Charles Santoso - Animals , Children's 6-10, Family, Family Life, Fiction, Friendship

Ida, Always

Written by Caron Levis with illustrations by Charles Santoso - Animals , Children's 4-8, Friendship

I Don't Like Koala

by Sean Ferrell and Charles Santoso - Family, Fiction