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Author Description CHRISTOPHER S. (also, C.S.) JENNINGS is the illustrator of over two-dozen books for kids. His collaborators include Penguin Random House, Disney Hyperion, Scholastic, Houghton Mifflin, and Dial Books for Young Readers.<br /><br />He’s the author of WHOA PANDA! (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2025); PET SHOP RACERS, a three-volume graphic novel series for young readers (Disney Hyperion, 2025); THE BIG BOOK OF TEXAS (Grosset & Dunlap, 2026); and ANIMAL BAND and HELLO, TEXAS! (As Christopher S. Jennings; Sterling Books-now Hachette; 2008, 2010). Notably, he illustrated the Texas Library Association Bluebonnet 2020-2021 Master List book, FROM AN IDEA TO DISNEY.<br /><br />He specializes in writing for middle-grade, graphic novels, picture books, character design, and humor in storytelling. C.S.’s mission as an author is that of humor, heart, and healing—crafting each story with kernels of hope and laughter. A Texas native, he makes his home in Austin. An amateur naturalist; he finds inspiration exploring, biking, and hiking in the hill country.

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