Charles Joseph Santore (March 16, 1935 – August 11, 2019) was an American illustrator[1] best known for his children's books.
[3] His book William the Curious was honored in the 1998 Storytelling World 'Stories for Pre-Adolescent Listeners' category.
[6] In 1985, he was approached by Running Press to illustrate a new version of "Tales of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter.
[7] His work appeared in publications such as Redbook, Ladies' Home Journal, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, National Geographic, and many others.
[11] His illustrations are part of the permanent collections at many locations including: the Brandywine River Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, The United States Department of the Interior, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. and many private collections.