Biography
Charles Santoso loves drawing little things in his little journal and dreams about funny, wondrous stories. He is the creator of Happy Hippo and has illustrated many books, including Ida, Always, written by Caron Levis, which was praised by the New York Times as ‘an example of children’s books at their best’. He has also illustrated the New York Times bestsellers Wishtree and Odder, by Katherine Applegate. He currently lives in Singapore. You can visit him at charlessantoso.com.

