Charles Santore
Children Pavilion
11 - 11:30 am
Book Signing
12 - 1 pm & 3-4 pm
Charles Santore is the latest in a line of distinguished illustrators who have created the poster art for the National Book Festival. In addition to the 2009 poster, Santore has also illustrated such classics as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2000) and Aesop’s Fables (1997). Santore also writes and illustrates his own books. His latest works are The Little Mermaid: From the Story by Hans Christian Andersen (2009) and The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (2009), an illustration of an L. Frank Baum tale. Santore lives in Pennsylvania.